Schwarzkopf Crushes Saddam's Million-Man Army In 4 Days! - Desert Storm's Left Hook

The Gulf War ground campaign was a 100-hour military masterpiece. General Norman Schwarzkopf's brilliant "Left Hook" maneuver used deception to bypass Saddam Hussein's heavily fortified front, rendering his entire defensive line irrelevant.

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---- Contents of this video
00:00 - The Persian Gulf War: Redefining American Military History
00:44 - The Stolen Oil Accusation: Saddam's Pretext
01:59 - Saddam's Miscalculation: Expecting a Repeat of Vietnam
02:35 - The Invasion (August 2, 1990): Crumbling World Order
03:56 - Enter "The Bear": General Schwarzkopf’s Psychological Warfare
04:42 - U.S. / U.N. Arrives in Saudi Arabia 1990
05:10 - The Strategic Challenge: Outnumbered 3 to 2
05:33 - The Left Hook Blueprint: Speed, Surprise, and Force
06:44 - The 42-Day Air Bombardment: Desert Storm Begins
07:21 - Part One: The Fake Amphibious Invasion
07:45 - Part Two: The Digital Ghost Army
09:12 - The Technology Revolution: GPS Transforms Warfare
10:05 - The Left Hook Strikes: Smashing Through the Undefended West
10:36 - Cutting Off Escape Routes: Deepest Thrust Behind Enemy Lines
11:19 - A Staggering Kill Ratio: 106 to 1 Armored Engagements
12:00 - Stealth and Precision: Collapse of Command and Control
12:48 - The Speed of Lightning: Defeating a Million-Man Army in 4 Days
13:44 - Ceasefire: February 28 1991
15:12 - Lessons Learned: Why the Coalition Stopped Short of Baghdad

Witness the Persian Gulf War, a moment that redefined American military history, as General Norman Schwarzkopf ("The Bear") confronted Saddam Hussein's entrenched Iraqi army following the brutal invasion of Kuwait. Facing a massive million-man army ready to deliver a "repeat of Vietnam", Schwarzkopf knew a frontal assault was impossible due to being outnumbered 3 to 2. His counter-plan, the legendary Left Hook flanking maneuver, hinged on overwhelming force, speed, surprise, and total deception. Schwarzkopf used both a fake amphibious invasion and a Digital Ghost Army equipped with decoys and communication emulators to fix Iraqi forces in place while secretly repositioning 300,000 coalition troops 300 miles to the west.

This bold Desert Storm strategy was revolutionized by technology, marking the first major conflict where GPS was used on a large scale, giving US forces a decisive edge in the flat featureless desert. The ground campaign began on February 24, 1991, with American armor smashing through the undefended west, rapidly encircling and trapping Iraqi forces. The massive movement, supported by stealth F117 Nighthawk aircraft and Tomahawk cruise missiles, resulted in the defeat of 1 million Iraqis in just 4 days, covering 250 miles in less than 100 hours. Aerial bombardment with U.S. and British tanks achieved a historically unmatched armored kill ratio of 106 to 1. The decisive victory proved that deception, speed, and technology could overcome raw numbers, signaling the start of a new era in warfare.

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Дата на публикация: 7 октомври, 2025
Категория: История и нации
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