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NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MULTINATIONAL FORCE (OTHER THAN UK US AND FRAI

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Fe/Min

Nation

AS AT 1511OOZ JANUARY 91

Forces committed to the Gulf area

Argentina Australia Bangladesh Belgium

1 destroyer, 1 corvette, 1 transport plane

2 × DD/FF (BRISBANE and SYDNEY), both with 2 helos), support ship (SUCCESS with 1 helol 2330 troops to Saudi Arabia (with Saudi equipment).

Theatre of Ops Gulf of Oman

Manpov

4.

Gulf

Saudi Arabia

53

233

1 × FF (WANDELAAR), 2 × MCMV (IRIS and MYOSOTIS) with support ship (ZINNIA), 2 x C130 ac

Canada

2 × DD/FF (ATHABASCAN with 2 helos, and TERRA NOVA) with support ship (PROTECTEUR) 18 CF-18 aircraft, Jt Force HQ and Sigs sqn

Red Sea/Gulf of Oman Gulf

33

7

Qatar

5T

Czechoslovakia Chemical defence unit

Denmark

1 x corvette (OLFERT FISCHER)

Saudi Arabia Gulf

18

1C

Netherlands

New Zealand

Niger

Norway

Pakistan

Portugal

Senegal

1

X

infantry battalion

Spain

Syria

Nation

Bahrain

Kuwait

Oman

Qatar

Egypt

Greece

- Italy

Morocco

Saudi Arabia

UAE

4 x DD/FF (ORSA, LIBECCIO, ZEFFIRO, AUDACE) with support ship (STROMBOU). 8 x Tornado to UAE 2000 troops to Saudi Arabia, 700 to UAE. Also, 5000 troops were based in UAE pre-conflict

2 x DD/FF UACOB VAN HEEMSKERK and PHILIPS VAN ALMONDE), 1 support ship (ZUIDERKRUIS), which is also supporting UK DD/FF

2 C130 (under UK tacon) and medical team (with US Navy)

1 x infantry battalion to Saudi Arabia

Coastguard vessel ANDENAES

5000 troops deployed to Saudi Arabia

1 x transport vessel (SAO MIGUEL) for use by UK

1 x fngate (NUMANCIA) and 2 x corvettes (INFANTA CHRISTINA and DIANA)

Approx 15200 troops (of which 3200 SF) with 290 tanks to Saudi Arabia and 600 SF to UAE

Saudi Arabian and GCC Ground/Air forces under Saudi Command

200 troops with TOW missiles in Saudi Arabia 24 combat aircraft

3300 troops, 18 Chieftain and 40 M84 MBT, 44 combat ac and 16 helos in Saudi Arabia.

support ac in Oman, 5 combat ac in UAE

1000 troops with artillery in Saudi Arabia. 44 combat ac and 4 support ac in Oman

1900 troops with light tanks in Saudi Arabia. 21 combat aircraft in Qatar

Gulf of Oman/Red Sea |

Saudi Arabia/UAE

About 44000 troops committed to Saudi/Kuwait border, with tanks, APCs, missiles etc. 288 combat ac, 74 support ac 900 troops plus artillery in Saudi Arabia 102 combat aircraft, 24 support aircraft in UAE

23900 troops with 156388 M60A3 tanks to Saudi Arabia. 1000 Special Forces plus possibly 1 sqn of Mitag&200Artabl¥ÐAE 1 x frigate (LIMNOS)

2390

Red Sea

17

Gulf

111

Saudi Arabia

770

Gulf

37

Saudi Arabia (C130s) Saudi Arabia

IC

48

Gulf

شما

Saudi Arabia

50C

Mediterranean

Saudi Arabia

50

......

52

1580

Manpow

20

330

Nation

Bangladesh

Forces en route or announced but not yet deployed

A further 3000 troops promised if hostilities break out

Bulgaria

Offer of medical unit

Canada

Offer of medical unit

Czechoslovakia Another 250 men for chemical defence unit on call

Offer of medical unit for UK

Remainder of 4 Armd Div (approx 7500 troops) currently deploying to Saudi Arabia

Denmark

Egypt

15-18 F-16 (1 sqn) to deploy to Saudi (Dhahran)

Offer of medical team to Saudi Arabia

Hungary

South Korea

Morocco

Norway

Poland

Romania

Offer of a medical unit to Saudi Arabia

A further 1500 troops committed

Offer of medical unit for UK

Medical team offered to Saudi Arabia and hospital ship en route to Gulf

100%

190

4400

901

Total personnel in theatre 11240

ETA in theatre

Manpow

NYK

3000

NYK

NYK

250

Deploying

7500

To deploy shortly

NYK

40

4 Feb

150

NYK

1500

NYK

220

NYK

160

Saudi Arabia

200

Not before 23 Jan

500

NYK

500

Total

13800

Manpower

765

Offer of medical unit for UK

Sierra Leone

200 troops to Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Offer of medical unit for UK

Sweden

200-bed field hospital under UK tacon

Syria

Possibly 500-1100 extra SF to UAE and additional troops and eqpt for Saudi Arabia

Nation

Forces committed to the Eastern Mediterranean

FRG

5 × MCMV (MARBURG, KOBLENZ, GOETTINGEN, UBERHERREN, LABOE), 2 x support ships (WERRA and WESTERWALD)

NATO -

Forces committed to Turkey

'ACE Mobile Force (Air) - 18 Alpha Jets from FRG, 18 Mirage V from Belgium, 6 G91 from Italy, sent to Turkey, in response to Turkish request

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