Warriors and Leaders, History, 25 February 2 ID On 26 FEB 1952, the 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Regiment, under the command of LTC Edwards, with the 37th Infantry FA BN attached, moved east into the 7th Infantry Divisions zone, in preparation for an attack on the following day on Ungyo-ri. This was an important town on the Hoengsong-Pangnimni road. The 9th Infantry Regiment, after securing Haanhung-ni, west of Ungyo-ri, sent a battalion eastward along the road in anticipation of an enemy withdrawal from Ungyo-ri when the 2nd Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Regiment launched its assault. The evening of this found the 2nd Infantry Division in positions astride the Hoengsong-Pangnimni road in its sector and preparing to continue its advance to Phase Line Arizona which paralleled the road roughly 7,000 meters to the north. US Army On 26 FEB 1991, the Battle of 73 Easting, a decisive tank battle during the Gulf War, was fought between American-British armored forces and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. The main U.S. unit in the battle was the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR), a 4,500 man reconnaissance and security element assigned to VII Corps. It consisted of three ground squadrons (1st, 2nd and 3rd), an aviation (attack helicopter) squadron (4th), and a support squadron. Each ground squadron was made up of three cavalry troops, a tank company, a self-propelled howitzer battery, and a headquarters troop. Each troop comprised 120 soldiers, 12 M3 Bradley fighting vehicles and nine M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks. The Corps main body consisted of the American 3rd Armored Division (3rd AD) and 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) and 1st Armored Division (1st AD), and the British 1st Armoured Division (1 AD). The 2ACR was ordered to advance east in order to locate the enemy at a distance. They covered the advance of the 3rd Armored Division and then screened the movement of 1st Infantry Division as it maneuvered north from its initial objectives. The Regiments mission was to defeat enemy security forces, clear the way of significant defenses and locate the Republican Guards defensive positions so they could be engaged by the full weight of the armored forces. The primary battle was conducted by 2ACRs three squadrons, along with the 1st Infantry Divisions two leading brigades, who attacked and destroyed the Iraqi 18th Mechanized Brigade and 37th Armored Brigade of the Tawakalna Division, each consisting of between 2,500 to 3,000 personnel. STN, William M. Alexander Director, 2ID Museum
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