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The battle

An Nasiriyah was the headquarters of the Iraqi Army's 3d Corps, composed of the 11th ID, 51st Mech ID, and 6th Armored Division -- all at around 50 percent strength. The 51st operated south covering the oilfields, and the 6th was north near Al Amarah, which left three brigade-sized elements of the 11th ID to guard the An Nasiriyah area.

A US Army 5 ton truck ambushed by an Iraqi modified Type 69 tank

On March 23, a convoy of the United States Army's 507th Maintenance Company and the 3rd Combat Support BN elements made a wrong turn into enemy territory and were ambushed near the city,^[2] killing 11 soldiers and resulting in multiple soldiers including Private Jessica Lynch becoming prisoners of war. At least 15 American transport vehicles of different size (from Humvees to Hemtts) were destroyed in this action by small arms fire, RPGs, mortar and tank gunfire. Some of them swerved out of the road or crashed while attempting to avoid incoming Iraqi rounds. One truck was even rammed by a Type 69-QM tank. Only three units of the convoy escaped unharmed. Image File history File links TruckSmashed. ... Image File history File links TruckSmashed. ... General characteristics Length 6. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... (disputed — see talk page) 507th Maintenance Company provides logistical support to 5/52 ADA (PATRIOT), based at Ft Bliss, Texas. ... Jessica Dawn Lynch (born April 26, 1983 in Palestine, West Virginia) is a former Quartermaster Corps Private First Class (PFC) in the United States Army. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors General Characteristics (Humvee) Manufacturer: AM General Length: 4. ... HEMTT wrecker (M984, front) and cargo (M977) The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) series are a range of 8x8 diesel powered off-road capable trucks, used by the US military. ... An RPG-7 captured by the US Army RPG, or Rocket propelled grenade is a loose term describing hand-held, shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead. ... US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ... General characteristics Length 6. ...

Marine Amphibious vehicle destroyed near Nasiriyah, March 2003

The bloodiest day of the operations for the Marines was also March 23, when 18 men of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, were killed by a combination of mortar, RPGs, and indirect tank fire. A friendly-fire incident occurred when an A-10 strafed Amphibious Assault Vehicles by mistake, killing at least one serviceman.^[3] Two other Marines, from the 6th Engineer Support BN, Corporal Evans James^[4] and Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus^[5] drowned while trying to cross the Saddam canal under fire the following day. A third Marine from the Marine Air Control Gp-28 died from hostile fire. Image File history File links AAVdemolished. ... Image File history File links AAVdemolished. ... 1st Battalion 2nd Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft designed to provide air interdiction and close air support (CAS) of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets. ... The Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAV-7A1 (formerly known as LVT-7) is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps and is also operated by other forces. ...

Participating units

• 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
• 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines
• 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines
• 1st Battalion, 10th Marines
• 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
• 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
• 3rd Combat Support BN (US ARMY)
• 2nd Light Armored Recon Bn, 2nd Marine Division

1st Battalion 2nd Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines (3/2) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... 2nd Battalion 8th Marines (2/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... 1st Battalion 10th Marines (1/10) is an artillery battalion comprised of four firing batteries and a headquarters battery. ... 3rd Battalion 1st Marines (3/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ... The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) is one of seven Marine Expeditionary Units currently in existence in the United States Marine Corps. ...

Notes

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ PDF
3. ^ http://www.thefinalrollcall.us/stories/charlie.htm#prof
4. ^ http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=3696#prof
5. ^ http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=3699#prof

External links

• US Army official assessment about the attack on 507th Company
• First hand account of USMC C Company battle for the bridges
• Personal account of Regimental Combat Team 2 Communications Officer

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Bibliography

• Lowry, Richard S. (2006). Marines in the Garden of Eden: The Battle for An Nasiriyah. Berkley Hardcover. ISBN 0-425-20988-1. 
• Livingston, Gary (2004). An Nasiriyah: The Fight for the Bridges. Caisson Press. ISBN 1-928724-04-3.