Germantown (LSD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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DESERT STORM During the allied buildup, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf massed troops just south of Kuwait, tricking Iraq into expecting a massive frontal assault. Allied bombing knocked out Iraq ' s Air Force, allowing troops secretly to shift west along Iraq ' s undefended border in preparation for a flanking maneuver. As the ground war started, Saudi and U.S. troo ps pushed into Kuwait and feigned a main assault, while the XVIII Corps in the west leapfrogged into Iraq, setting up huge fuel and supply stations. The 101st Airborne raced within 100 miles of Baghdad to block retreating Iraqis and the VII Corps and Pan- Arab forces led ground assaults into Iraq and Kuwait. As the threat of a Marine amphibious assault kept enemy troops pinned down in Kuwait, allied forces from the west destroyed the outflanked Republican Guard. Pan-Arab forces moved into Kuwait City, overwhelming Iraqi troops.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS V- COMMANDING OFFICER EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMAND MASTER CHIEF ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT 6 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 7 DECK DEPARTMENT . 17 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT IHBHHP ' UPPLY DEPARTMENT . . 30 DENTAL DEPARTMENT 34 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ACU-FIVE ,., UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (EMBARKED TROOPS) FAREWELL DAY HAWAII AND THE PHILLIPINES, BEFORE THE WAR ' . S. ' . S4 GULF WAR PHOTOS 57 GULF PORT VISITS 62 SINGAPORE 67 WOG DAY AND THE CROSSING OF THE EQUATOR 70 SPECIAL EVOLUTIONS 74 HOMECOMING, AFTER NINE LONG MONTHS 80 DEDICATION -» 85