The Battle of Norfolk was a tank battle fought on 27 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 360,000 Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War ( 2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991 ) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Iraqi President Saddam Hussein talks with elite Republican Guard officers in Baghdad on March 1, 2003. ...

The battle took place about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of, just 18 hours after the Battle of Al Busayyah, and several kilometers east of the Battle of 73 Easting, which had just ended two hours earlier. The Battle of Norfolk is named for Objective Norfolk, an area that encompassed the intersection of the IPSA Pipeline Road and several desert trails and a large Iraqi supply depot defended by Iraqi armor. Objective Norfolk was located 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. The forces involved in the battle were the American 1st Infantry Division, the 2nd Bde (Black Heart Brigade) of the 2nd Armored Division (Hell on Wheels) and the Iraqi 18th Mechanized and 9th Armored Brigades of the Tawakalna Mechanized Infantry Division. Combatants UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 360,000 Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War ( 2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991 ) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations... Combatants Republic of Iraq State of Kuwait Commanders Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Strength 100,000 troops 700 tanks [1] 16,000 troops [2] Casualties Kuwaiti estimate: 37+ aircraft human losses N/A 20 aircraft lost 200 KIA[3] 600 POWs [4... The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. ... The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. ... The Battle of Al Busayyah was a tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Army. ... The Battle of Medina Ridge was a decisive tank battle fought on 27 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between the United States 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Luminous Division outside Basra. ... The Battle of Al Busayyah was a tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Army. ... The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. ... The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army —nicknamed the Big Red One after its shoulder patch—is the oldest continuously serving division in the United States Army. ...

On the night of 23/24 February 1991, in accordance with General Norman Schwarzkopf's plan for the ground assault called Operation Desert Sabre, VII Corps raced east from Saudi Arabia into Iraq in a maneuver later nicknamed the "Hail Mary." The Corps had two goals: to cut off Iraqi retreat from Kuwait, and to destroy five Republican Guard divisions near the Iraq-Kuwait border that might attack the Arab and Marine Corps units moving into Kuwait to the south. General H. Norman Stormin Norman Schwarzkopf KCB (born August 22, 1934) is a retired United States Army general who, while he served as Commander-in-Chief (now known as Combatant Commander) of U.S. Central Command, was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War of 1991. ... Operation Desert Sabre was the codename for the combined allied ground assault during the first Gulf War. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...

The Battle of Norfolk, in a sense a continuation of the fighting that began with the Battle of 73 Easting the day before, began at 12:30 am on 27 February. The two attacking brigades of the 1st Infantry Division including the 2nd Bde 2nd Armored Division were positioned along the 75 Easting, 2,000 meters east of 73 Easting, fought for and held by the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. With air support from the 1/1 Attack Helicopter Battalion preventing Iraqi artillery from interfering, the 1st ID conducted a passage of the 2nd ACR's lines. In the following three hours the 1st ID methodically crossed the ten kilometers of Objective Norfolk, in heavy fog and close contact with the Iraqi units. By dawn, the 1st US Infantry Division controlled Objective Norfolk and the Tawakalna Mechanized Infantry Division had ceased to exist as a fighting force. American casualties were 6 soldiers killed, all by friendly fire, and 30 wounded. The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Friendly fire (fratricide or non-hostile fire) is a term originally adopted by the United States military in reference to an attack on friendly forces by other friendly forces,[1] which may be deliberate (e. ...