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From: aag@cs.aber.ac.uk
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Subject: Re: *** United States Forces deployed in Kuwaiti Theater
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Date: 19 Jan 91 04:07:56 GMT
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From: aag@cs.aber.ac.uk
In <1991Jan16.013651.10566@cbnews.att.com>
bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt)
asks, with reference to the composition of the VII Corps in Saudi
>
>     1st Arm Div (British)  [I knew the British 7th Arm Brigade (Desert Rats)
>                             was deployed - have the British deployed an
>                             entire Armor Division?]
>

Yep. The 4th Armoured Brigade (BAOR) deployed over the Christmas and
New Year period. Originally the Seventh Armoured was designated as
support for the M60's of the Marine Expeditionary force, but with
the arrival of the Fourth it was decided that it was most logical
to put them together as a complete division. I can't remember the
exact composition off hand, as all my references are at home, but
it has at least one regiment of Challenger I's (I think that this may
be the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards), a couple of lighter armoured
regiments, a regiment of field artillery and associated support.

The two brigades represent the total Challenger forces which
were deployed with BAOR. The only British armour in Germany
now are some ancient Chieftains and any Challengers which were
mired too deep in the workshops to be fixed in time to go to
the Gulf.

According to BBC news this lunchtime, both brigades are now
moving up to their forward battle positions.

Angela

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