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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMFM 100-5The coalition attack began with supporting attacks on both flanks and a feint in the center of sector(Figure 6-2). The XVIII Airborne corps attacked in the west with two divisions. The French DaguetDivision (6th French Light Armored Division), with OPCON of a brigade of the 82d Airborne Division,attacked to secure as-Salman Airfield and protect the coalition’s west flank. The 82d Airborne Division (-) followed and supported the 6th French Light Armored Division. The 101st Airborne Division (AirAssault) conducted the largest air assault operation in history to secure a forward operating base deep inIraq.Figure 6-2. Operation Desert Storm, 24 February 1991On the coalition’s eastern flank, the 1st and 2d Marine Divisions, with an attached armor brigade of the2d Armored Division and forces of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, attacked north into Kuwait. In thecenter, the 1st Cavalry Division conducted a feint as part of the plan to deceive the Iraqis as to thelocation of the coalition’s main effort.Based on the initial success, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) began the coalition’s maineffort 14 hours early. The XVIII Airborne Corps continued to attack west of the Iraqi obstacle belt withthe 24th Infantry Division and the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) to seize objectives inside Iraq.VII Corps, conducting the main effort for USCENTCOM, attacked in the center with the 1st InfantryDivision penetrating the main Iraqi defensive belt. The 1st (UK) Armored Division attacked through thebreach to defeat Iraqi tactical reserves and secure the corps eastern flank. Simultaneously, to the west ofthis, the 2d ACR led the attack of the 1st and 3d Armored Divisions around the flank of the obstacle beltand into Iraq. In the east, Arab coalition forces began their attack into Kuwait.6-17