Battle of Medina Ridge

Battle of Medina Ridge
	Part of the Persian Gulf War
	; M1 Abrams tanks moving in formation during the Persian Gulf War
Date	February 27, 1991
Location	Southwest of Basra, Iraq30°10′27″N 46°56′6″E / 30.17417°N 46.93500°E
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Norman Schwarzkopf; Frederick Franks; Ron Griffith; Montgomery Meigs	Ayad Futayyih Al-Rawi
Units involved
1st Armored Division; 3rd Infantry Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team; 75th Artillery Brigade; Battery B, 25th Field Artillery; 1st Aviation Regiment 2nd Battalion; 3rd Battalion;	Medina Republican Guard Division 2nd Brigade; Adnan Motorised Division; Tawakalna Republican Guard Division; 52nd Armored Division; 17th Infantry Division; 10th Armored Division 12th Armored Division
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 33 wounded; 4 tanks destroyed; 2 IFVs destroyed; 1 ambulance destroyed; 1 HEMTT fueler destroyed; 2 attack helicopters shot down; 4 Humvees destroyed; 1 A-10 shot down	839 captured; 186 tanks destroyed; 127 IFVs destroyed; 72 artillery pieces destroyed; 118 trucks destroyed; 5 air defence systems destroyed

The Battle of Medina Ridge was a tank battle fought on February 27, 1991, during the Gulf War, between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard's Medina Luminous Division outside Basra, Iraq. The U.S. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, another major contributor, led the attack. Iraq's Motorized Division also participated. Medina Ridge is the name American troops gave to an approximately seven miles (11 km) long low rise.

The battle was fought for over two hours, making it the largest tank battle of the Gulf War. The battle took place 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.