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Gulf War - Saddam ordered a retreat from Kuwait

Time: Wednesday Feb 27, 1991

Place: Kuwait

Details: On 27 February, Saddam ordered a retreat from Kuwait, and President Bush declared it liberated. However, an Iraqi unit at Kuwait International Airport appeared not to have received the message and fiercely resisted. US Marines had to fight for hours before securing the airport, after which Kuwait was declared secure.

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Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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On This Day - 27 February

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Sunday Feb 27, 1250 - Cairo, Egypt
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Sunday Feb 27, 1848 - Central Europe (Present-Day Germany)
The Second Boer War
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Tuesday Feb 27, 1900 - Ladysmith, South Africa
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Friday Feb 27, 1925 - Germany
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Adolf Hitler-Reichstag building was set on fire
Monday Feb 27, 1933 - Berlin, Germany

February 1991

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Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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Friday Feb 15, 1991 - Saudi Arabia
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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Friday Feb 15, 1991 - Iraq and Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
Gulf War-Iraqi vehicles appeared to be performing reconnaissance
Saturday Feb 16, 1991 - Kuwait
Demolished vehicles line Highway 80, also known as the "Highway of Death", the route fleeing Iraqi forces took as they retreated fom Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm Image
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Sunday Feb 17, 1991 - Kuwait

1991

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1991 - Finland
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1991 - Egypt
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