Operation GRANBY
Kuwait (Al Jubayl)
August 1990 - March 1991
Operation Granby was the name given to the British military operations during the Gulf War in 1991. It covered both deployments in defence of Saudi Arabia and the liberation of Kuwait. The initial objective of Operation GRANBY was to help deter any further aggression by Iraq in the Gulf and particularly against Saudi Arabia. The objectives were later expanded to: secure, together with our Coalition allies, a complete and unconditional Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; restore the legitimate government of that country; re-establish peace and security in the area; uphold the authority of the United Nations. During the strategic deployment, the logistic units in Saudi Arabia were working intensively to receive and sort the supplies which were arriving, and then deliver them to the front-line units. To facilitate this process, a chain of logistic bases was established between the port of entry at Al Jubayl and the Forward Assembly Area from which 1 (BR) Armoured. Division was to launch its offensive. It was at Al Jubayl that the Squadron found itself.
Kuwait (Al Jubayl)
August 1990 - March 1991
Operation Granby was the name given to the British military operations during the Gulf War in 1991. It covered both deployments in defence of Saudi Arabia and the liberation of Kuwait. The initial objective of Operation GRANBY was to help deter any further aggression by Iraq in the Gulf and particularly against Saudi Arabia. The objectives were later expanded to: secure, together with our Coalition allies, a complete and unconditional Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; restore the legitimate government of that country; re-establish peace and security in the area; uphold the authority of the United Nations. During the strategic deployment, the logistic units in Saudi Arabia were working intensively to receive and sort the supplies which were arriving, and then deliver them to the front-line units. To facilitate this process, a chain of logistic bases was established between the port of entry at Al Jubayl and the Forward Assembly Area from which 1 (BR) Armoured. Division was to launch its offensive. It was at Al Jubayl that the Squadron found itself.