Battle of Medina Ridge 1991
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 27 February 1991 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1991 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Iraq | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Gulf War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ba'athist Iraq, Frederick M. Franks, Jr., Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 30.1742, 46.9350 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Medina Ridge was a tank battle fought on February 27, 1991, during the Gulf War, between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard's Medina Luminous Division outside Basra, Iraq. The U.S. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, another major contributor, led the attack. Iraq's Motorized Division also participated. Medina Ridge is the name American troops gave to an approximately seven miles (11 km) long low rise.
The battle was fought for over two hours, making it the largest tank battle of the Gulf War. The battle took place west of phase line Kiwi, east of phase line Smash, and north of phase line Grape. Phase lines are map references occurring every few kilometers used to measure progress of an offensive operation.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Medina Ridge (revision 1372342879), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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