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Appendix C: Allied Participation and Contributions
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Appendix C
Allied Participation and Contributions
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Theater Coalition Ships
(Total ships in theater on the date specified)
| Country | 22-Aug | 18-Sep | 21-Oct | 12-Nov | 21-Jan | |
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
| Belgium | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| France | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
| Germany | 6 | - | - | 7 | 5 | |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Italy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Poland | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Turkey | 2 | |||||
| U.S. | 45 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 100 | |
| UK | 7 | - | 12 | 16 | 18 | |
| USSR | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | 78 | 78 | 104 | 127 | 179 | |
Sources: Time, August 27, 1990, January 28, 1991.
New York Times, September 18, October 21, November 12, 1990.
Washington Post National Weekly Edition, January 21-27, 1991.
Theater Coalition Troops
(Total troops in theater on the date specified, in thousands)
| Country | 26 Aug | 18 Sep | 21 Oct | 12 Nov | 21 Jan |
| Bangladesh | 2.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Canada | 1.7 | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Egypt | 5.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 35.0 |
| France | 8.5 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| Gulf Cooperation Council | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Honduras | 0.2 | ||||
| Hungary (Medics) | .1 | ||||
| Kuwait | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Morocco | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Niger | 0.5 | ||||
| Pakistan | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 |
| Senegal | 0.5 | ||||
| Syria | 1.2 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 |
| Turkey (on Iraqi border) | 70.0 | 100.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
| U.S. | 40.0 | 140.0 | 200.0 | 210.0 | 450.0 |
| UK | 6.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 35.0 | |
| Total | 180.7 | 326.3 | 406.2 | 430.2 | 721.2 |
Sources: New York Times, August 26, September 18, October 21, November 12, 1990.
Time, September 26, 1990, March 4, 1991.
Washington Post National Weekly Edition, January 21-27, 1991.
Allied Contributions
By February 1, 1991, 32 countries had joined the United States in the coalition against Iraq and had pledged enough money to fund 80 percent of the war effort. In all, 13 countries and the Afghan Mujahedeen had committed combat forces.
| Country | Personnel | Equipment | Money |
| Afghan Mujahedeen | 2,000 troops | ||
| Argentina | 2 ships 2 transport aircraft |
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| Australia | Medical /surgical team | 3 ships | |
| Bangladesh | 3,000 troops | ||
| Belgium | 50 medical | 4 transport aircraft 2,800 hospital beds 3 minesweepers 1 frigate 18 mirage-5 aircraft |
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| Bulgaria | 1 unit army engineers | ||
| Canada | medical/surgical team | CF-18 fighters 3 ships air defense aircraft transport aircraft |
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| Czechoslovakia | 400 medical | ||
| Denmark | 1 corvette | ||
| Egypt | 30,000 troops | ||
| France | 11,500 ground troops 2,500 transport/support 4,500 extra ground, stationed in Dijbouti |
3 frigates 3 destroyers 1 patrol boat 2 tankers 1 support ship 1 transport 54 combat aircraft |
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| Germany | 580 soldiers to operate air defense systems in Turkey |
Minesweepers & other ships 18 Alpha jets in Turkey |
$9B ($3.5B paid $5.5B pledged) |
| Greece | 1 frigate | ||
| Hungary | Medical personnel |
| Country | Personnel | Equipment | Money |
| Italy | 3 frigates 2 corvettes 8 fighter aircraft |
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| Japan | $11B pledged | ||
| Kuwait | 7,000 ground troops | 35 combat aircraft | $21B ($2.SB paid $18.SB pledged) |
| Morocco | 1,700 troops | ||
| Netherlands | 2 frigates 1 fast combat ship 1 emergency hospital 2 squadrons Patriot missiles to Turkey 2 squadrons Hawk air defense missiles 2 P-3 Orion aircraft $33M in ammunition |
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| New Zealand | medical/surgical team | aircraft | |
| Niger | 400 troops | ||
| Norway | 1 coast guard ship | ||
| Pakistan | 11,000 troops | ||
| Philippines | medical personnel | ||
| Poland | military field hospital 1 hospital ship |
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| Portugal | 1 naval supply ship | ||
| Romania | medical team and anti- chemical warfare specialists |
| Country | Personnel | Equipment | Money |
| Saudi Arabia | 65,000 troops | 117 combat aircraft | $14.6B ($1.6B paid $13B pledged) including offer to pay for all food, water, petroleum and transportation for Allied forces |
| Senegal | 500 troops | ||
| Sierra Leone | 30 medical personnel | ||
| Singapore | medical team | ||
| South Korea | $280M ($60M paid $220M pledged) |
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| Soviet Union | 1 destroyer on patrol | ||
| Spain | 1 frigate 2 corvettes |
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| Sweden | field hospital and medical personnel |
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| Syria | 20,000 troops | ||
| Turkey | 120,000 troops | Access to Turkish bases for Allied aircraft |
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| United Arab Emirates | $1.66B ($660M paid $1B pledged) |
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| United Kingdom | 31,000 ground troops | 5 destroyer/frigates 5 minesweepers 10 support ships 75 combat aircraft |
Source: Defense News, February 4, 1991.
New York Times, March 24, 1991.
Office of Navy Surgeon General, April 2, 1991.
