Desert Storm was the operation that commenced actual hostile actions against the Iraqi military for the invasion and annexation of Kuwait. Desert Shield was the five month period prior in which forces were moved into position for the defense of Saudi Arabia.
Shield was the build up of military forces in Saudi Arabia; to be used when needed.
Storm was the using of those built up forces; the commencement of hostilities.
Operation Desert Shield was in 1990. Operation Desert Storm only lasted 45 days (or 100 hours of actual fighting) and occurred in January and February of 1991. Desert Shield was a build up of military forces. Desert Storm was USING those military forces.
Operation Desert Shield was a build up of US/Coalition Forces in Saudi Arabia in 1990; Operation Desert Storm (actual hostilities) occurred in January to Febuary in 1991.
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WW2 ended in August 1945 (Instrument of Surrender was signed on 02 September 1945). Korea ended by an Armistice on 27 July 1953. Vietnam ended when the North drove their tanks onto the South's capital on 30 April 75...completing victory after about 20 years of fighting. Operation Desert Storm lasted less than 2 months, starting in January and ending on or about 24 February 1991. Operation Desert Shield in 1990 was strictly a military build up to enforce the ultimatum (which was Desert Storm). There were NO hostilities (involving US Forces) in 1990.
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Operation Desert Shield was in 1990. Operation Desert Storm only lasted 45 days (or 100 hours of actual fighting) and occurred in January and February of 1991. Desert Shield was a build up of military forces. Desert Storm was USING those military forces.
It became Operation Desert Storm.
Desert Shield
Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Desert Shield (1990) was a BUILDING UP of military forces; ultimately, for Desert Storm, which occurred in January of 1991, coalition forces reached over 900,000 people.
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Desert Storm commenced in January 1991 and ended the next month, in Febuary 1991.
Also known as "Desert storm" Kuwait was invaded by Iraq.
Operation Desert Storm was conducted from January to Febuary 1991; it lasted less than 60 days. Operation Desert Shield preceeded it in 1990; the build up of military forces.
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Troops were built up during Operation Desert Shield in 1990. Iraq was given an ultimatum, in which those forces would be used. On or about 15 Jan 1991, Iraq failed to respond to the ultimatum; and Desert Storm commenced...actual offensive operations.
When Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil, Bush ordered Operation: Desert Shield. What this did, was deployed troops in Saudi Arabia, to defend, and gave the Iraqis from August 7,1991(when they invaded) to July 14, 1991. Saddam Hussein did not order his men out of Kuwait and on July 14, 1991 at 3:00 am Operation Desert Storm was launched.