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Coalition of the Gulf War

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Map of Coalition countries (Green & Blue levels) and Iraq (Orange).

The coalition of the Persian Gulf War consisted of the countries that were officially opposed to the Ba'athist Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.

Coalition of the Gulf War vs Iraq

Blue - Coalition countries
Orange - Iraq under Saddam Hussein, including annexation of Kuwait and territory occupied during the Battle of Khafji

Coalition by number of military personnel[]

Tornado F3 RSAF Feb1991

A Royal Saudi Air Force Tornado F3 during Operation Desert Storm.

Various Arabic Troops during Operation Desert Storm

Egyptian, Syrian, Omani and Kuwaiti troops stand for review during Operation Desert Storm.

List of Coalition forces by number of military personnel
Country Number of Personnel Comments / Major Events
United States 575,000 - 697,000 Operation Desert Shield
Battle of Khafji
Battle of 73 Easting
Battle of Al Busayyah
Battle of Phase Line Bullet
Battle of Medina Ridge
Battle of Wadi Al-Batin
Battle of Norfolk
Operation Desert Storm
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 60,000 - 100,000 Operation Desert Shield
Battle of Khafji
Operation Desert Storm
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 53,462[1] Operation Granby
Flag of Egypt Egypt 20,000 Operation Desert Storm
Flag of France France 18,000 Opération Daguet
Flag of Syria Syria 14,500 Operation Desert Storm
Flag of Morocco Morocco 13,000 Security Personnel
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 9,900 Invasion of Kuwait
Operation Desert Storm
Flag of Oman Oman 6,300 Operation Desert Storm
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 4,900 - 5,500 Backup team
Flag of Canada Canada 4,500 Operation FRICTION
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 4,300 Operation Desert Storm
Flag of Qatar Qatar 2,600 Battle of Khafji
Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh 2,200 (Operation Moru-prantar) Security Personnel including 2 field Ambulance teams
Flag of Italy Italy 1,200 Deployed Panavia Tornado strike attack aircraft, Naval deployment
Flag of Australia Australia 700 Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 700 Naval deployment; Air Force deployments of Surface-to-Air Missiles to Turkey and Israel
Flag of Niger Niger 600 Patroller group
Flag of Sweden Sweden 525[2] Field hospital
Flag of Argentina Argentina 500 Navy / Air Force
Flag of Senegal Senegal 500 Base Guards
Flag of Spain Spain 500 on the field / 3,000 off the coast Engineers
Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 400 Base Guards
Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium 400 Base Engineers
Flag of Poland Poland 319 Operation Simoom
Naval & medical deployment
Flag of South Korea South Korea 314 Medical & transportation support
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 200 Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
Czechoslovakia in the Gulf War
Flag of Greece Greece 200 Pilots
Flag of Denmark Denmark 100 HDMS Olfert Fischer (Niels Juel Class Korvet)
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 100 2 C-130 Hercules transporter aircraft[3]
Flag of Hungary Hungary 50
Flag of Norway Norway 50 Naval & medical deployment

Coalition by Divisions[]

Army Central Command[]

Marine Central Command[]

Joint Forces Command East[]

  • Flag of Egypt Egypt
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Flag of Syria Syria
  • Flag of Morocco Morocco
  • Flag of Kuwait Kuwait
  • Flag of Oman Oman
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
  • Flag of Qatar Qatar
  • Flag of Bahrain Bahrain
  • Flag of Poland Poland
  • Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

Joint Forces Command North[]

  • United States
  • Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Flag of France France
  • Flag of Canada Canada
  • Flag of Italy Italy
  • Flag of Australia Australia

Commanders of Coalition[]

Turkey[]

  • Mikail Sağlam
  • Oğuzhan Metin

Czechoslovakia[]

  • Ján Való

Egypt[]

France[]

Saudi Arabia[]

Syria[]

United Kingdom[]

United States[]

Coalition by Equipment[]

United States[]

Tanks[]

Armored Vehicles[]

  • M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M3A2 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (USMC)
  • LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (USMC)
  • LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle (Anti-Tank) (USMC)
  • M113A2/A3 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • M901A1 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle)

Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets[]

  • LAV-M Light Armored Vehicle (Mortar) (USMC)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • M109A2/A3/A4 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M110A2 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M270 MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System

Anti-Aircraft[]

Artillery & Mortars[]

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles

Command Vehicles[]

  • M577A2 ACP (Armored Command Post) Carrier
  • AACV7A1 (Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command) (USMC)
  • LAV-25C2 Light Armored Vehicle (Command & Control) (USMC)
  • M981 FISTV (Fire Support Team Vehicle)

Other Vehicles[]

Helicopters[]

Airplanes[]

Aircraft Carriers[]

Battleships[]

Submarines[]

Amphibious Assault Ships[]

Guided Missile Cruisers[]

Destroyer Tenders[]

Destroyers[]

Guided Missile Destroyers[]

Frigates[]

Amphibious Transport Docks[]

Ammunition Ships[]

Dock Landing Ships[]

Tank Landing Ships[]

Fast Sealift Ships[]

  • SL-7 Type (USS Algol, USNS Bellatrix, USS Denebola, USS Pollux, USNS Altair, USS Regulus, USS Capella)

Fleet Oilers[]

  • Neosho Class (USS Neosho, USS Hassayampa, USS Ponchatoula)
  • Cimarron Class (USS Platte)
  • Henry J. Kaiser Class (USS Joshua Humphreys, USNS Andrew J. Higgins, USS Walter S. Diehl)

Combat Stores Ships[]

Fast Combat Support Ships[]

Replenishment Oiler Ships[]

  • Wichita Class (USS Kansas City, USS Kalamazoo)

Minesweepers[]

Repair Ships[]

  • Vulcan Class (USS Vulcan, USS Jason)

Rescue & Salvage Ships[]

  • Edenton Class (USS Beaufort)

Sealift Ships[]

  • Wright Class (USS Wright, USS Curtiss)

Hospital Ships[]

Amphibious Cargo Ships[]

  • Charleston Class USS Durham, USS Mobile)

Mine Countermeasure Ships[]

Survey Ships[]

  • Chauvenet Class (USS Chauvenet)

Light Water Craft[]

United Kingdom[]

Tanks[]

Armoured Vehicles[]

Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets[]

  • FV432(M) Trojan SPMC (Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier)
  • M109 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M109A2
  • M110 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M110A2
  • MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)

Anti-Aircraft[]

  • Rapier Field Standard B2 Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Tracked Rapier TR1 Mobile SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Javelin LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Artillery & Mortars[]

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles[]

  • FV4205 Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor)
  • FV434 ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV512 Warrior MCRV (Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle)
  • FV513 Warrior MRV(R) (Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair))
  • CRARRV (Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)

Command Vehicles[]

Other Vehicles[]

Aircraft[]

Frigates[]

Destroyers[]

Submarines[]

Fleet Support Tankers[]

Fast Fleet Tankers[]

Stores Ships[]

Mine Countermeasure Vessels[]

  • Hunt Class (HMS Ledbury, HMS Cattistock, HMS Dulverton, HMS Bicester, HMS Atherstone, HMS Hurworth)

Fleet Repair Ships[]

Primary Casualty Reception Vessels[]

Saudi Arabia[]

Tanks[]

Armoured Vehicles[]

Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets[]

  • M109A2 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • ASTROS-II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 81 mm)
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 90 mm)

Artillery & Mortars[]

Anti-Aircraft[]

  • M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
  • AMX-30SA Shahine Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • AMX-30SA SPAAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • MIM-23 Improved Hawk SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Shahine Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Bofors 40 mm L/70 AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Oerlikon-Buhrle Twin 35 mm GDF AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)

Other Vehicles[]

  • Land Rover Defender

Helicopters[]

Airplanes[]

Kuwait[]

Tanks[]

  • M-84AB MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured Vehicles[]

  • BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M113A1 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)

Helicopters[]

Airplanes[]

France[]

Tanks[]

Armoured Vehicles[]

Artillery & Mortars[]

  • TR-F1 155 mm Towed Howitzer
  • MO-81-61C 81 mm Mortar
  • MO-120-RT-61 120 mm Mortar

Anti-Aircraft[]

  • GIAT 20 mm 53T2 Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Mistral SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Other Vehicles[]

  • Peugeot P4 4WD
  • VLRA (Vehicle de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armee) Truck
  • GIAT VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
  • GIAT VAB-PC (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) (Command)
  • GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launching Vehicle
  • GIAT VAB-VTM (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) Mortar Tractor

Helicopters[]

Airplanes[]

Aircraft Carriers[]

Qatar[]

Tanks

  • AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Italy[]

Airplanes

Ships

  • 1 destroyer
  • 3 frigates
  • 1 support ship

Poland[]

Hospital ship

  • ORP Wodnik

Salvage ship

  • ORP Piast

Czechoslovakia[]

Other vehicles

  • Tatra T-815 (Heavy truck)
  • UAZ-4629 (All-terrain vehicle mounted with chemical reconnaissance probes)
  • ARS-12M (De-contamination truck based on Praga V3S)
  • POP (Mobile field medical truck based on Praga V3S)

Canada[]

Destroyers

Fighters

Transport Aircraft

Patrol, Survellience Aircraft

Fleet Oiler

Argentina[]

ships[5]

Transport Aircraft

  • 2 Boeing 707 (TC-91[6] and TC-94/LV-LGO as UN UNAG-1[7])

Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ "1990/1991 Gulf Conflict" retrieved 25 March 2011 "Ministry of Defence"
  2. ↑ http://www.mil.se/sv/i-varlden/Utlandsstyrkan/Truppinsatser/Kuwait/ Field hospital deployed as part of Operation Granby (in Swedish)
  3. ↑ http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/history/the-post-war-years.htm Royal New Zealand Air Force website
  4. ↑ http://www.rcsigs.ca/ViewPage/History/OP-SCALPEL-Signal-Troop
  5. ↑ La Armada Argentina en el Golfo
  6. ↑ El TC-91, un avión con mucha historia
  7. ↑ A 12 AÑOS DEL BOEING UNAG-1 EN LA GUERRA DEL GOLFO I
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