Battle of Kuwait International Airport

Battle of Kuwait International Airport
	Part of the Persian Gulf War
	; The "heel" of Kuwait
Date	February 27, 1991
Location	Kuwait City Airport29°14'15"N 47°58'26"E
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Myatt; Colonel Fulford Jr	Maj. Gen. Mahmoud; Gen. Hamdani
Units involved
1st Marine Division; 2nd Marine Division; Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division ; 2nd Armored Division's Tiger Brigade; 3-41 Infantry's Straight and Stalwart Battalion Task Force; United States Army Special Forces	3rd Armored Division; 5th Mechanized Division; 1st Mechanized Division; 6th Armored Division; 7th Infantry Division; 8th Infantry Division; 11th Infantry Division; 14th Infantry Division; 29th Infantry Division; 15th Infantry Division; 18th Infantry Division; 19th Infantry Division; 36th Infantry Division; 42nd Infantry Division; 449th Field Artillery Brigade; Multiple Commando Units
Casualties and losses
19 killed; 48 wounded; 1 M1A1 tank damaged; 10 M60A1 tanks destroyed/damaged	Heavy casualties; Thousands captured; Hundreds of Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers destroyed or captured
	1 British Airways Boeing 747-100 destroyed

The Battle of Kuwait International Airport occurred on February 27, 1991, during the 1st Gulf War. It was a tank battle between the United States (as part of the Coalition of the Gulf War) and Iraq. Despite being a very large battle it is often overlooked compared to the other battles which took place during the war. No less than elements of 18 divisions total participated in this battle. US Army Special Forces units and multiple Iraqi Commando units were also in theatre. In reality the battle took place over a span of three days despite the primary battle at Kuwait International Airport lasting only one day. Much of the combat actually took place en route to the airport. The battle featured the "Reveille Engagement" which went on to become the biggest and fastest tank battle in United States Marine Corps' entire history.

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