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April 02, 2003
U.S. Destroys Two Iraqi Brigades
U.S. forces thrust to within 20 miles of Baghdad on Wednesday, smashing two of President Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard divisions that blocked their way. Backed by fearsome air power, U.S. armored forces moved on the Iraqi capital from two directions. U.S. forces also seized a dam over the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad. (Reuters) Comments
"smashing two of President Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard divisions that blocked their way." Damnit! they ain't "elite" anymore, they are scrap iron!!! "elite" my arse. Posted by: BAM at April 2, 2003 05:01 PMBilly, no offense, but at least look and see if your story is a duplicate before you post it. This story was just posted two items ago. No harm done.. :) Posted by: mojoski at April 2, 2003 05:03 PMIn the US army, a brigade is a subset of a division. Is that not true in the Republican Guard? The headline is confusing. Posted by: Vince at April 2, 2003 05:07 PMRight, Vince - "Divisions" Posted by: Stephen Sherman at April 2, 2003 05:16 PMyep, a division has several brigades Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) at April 2, 2003 05:16 PMsorry, meant to use the past tense: the Baghdad division HAD several brigades Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) at April 2, 2003 05:17 PMWow...after CNN talked up the Medina division for so many days.... and like that *snap* theyre gone. 1. Reuters is essentially a British organization. 2. The British Army uses the regiment as its fundamental unit. The regiment contains: Soldiers, Sections (US=Squads), Platoons, Companies. 3. The largest force the Brits can field is a Brigade (i.e., 2 or more regiments). They have not put Divisions into the filed since WWII. 4. Therefore, a British reporter will write Brigade for the home audience as he/she knows the public won't understand Division. Posted by: Dave Barnes at April 2, 2003 05:34 PMYou keep using that word, "elite"! I do not think it means what you think it means. Posted by: Inigo Montoya at April 2, 2003 05:36 PMSubstitute 'elite' for 'rag tag' republican guard...... ;o) Posted by: James at April 2, 2003 05:48 PM>>3. The largest force the Brits can field is a Brigade (i.e., 2 or more regiments). They have not put Divisions into the filed since WWII. Actually not correct: the British fielded three to four armored divisions as the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) for many years as their land contribution to NATO on the old Central Front (West Germany), and the UK put a full division (1st Armoured Division) into action for Round One in 1991. They do have the HQ of 1st Armoured Div in the field for Round Two, although the UK land component is not technically organized as a division, but into two brigades (7th Armoured and 16th Air Assault). Posted by: Joe at April 2, 2003 05:54 PMI suspect that, by the time Coalition air got through working over the Medina and Baghdad Divisions, they WERE the size of brigades. Posted by: Joe at April 2, 2003 05:55 PMInigo, my old friend! Those Republicans, they call them "elite"? I think they fight like they have "clay feet." Excuse me...that should be "Republican Guards," not "Republicans." Freudian slip? Not from me. Post a comment
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