Operation Crimp

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Operation Crimp was a major 1966 U.S.-Australian military offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting Viet Cong operations in the Cu Chi region by searching for and destroying their extensive tunnel network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
alliances U.S.-Australian military cooperation
areaOfOperations Iron Triangle region of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
belligerent Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED
United States Army
Viet Cong NERFINISHED
codename Operation Crimp NERFINISHED
commandStructure under U.S. II Field Force, Vietnam
conflict Vietnam War
country Australia
United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1966-01-14
followedBy Operation Mastiff NERFINISHED
hasParticipant 173rd Airborne Brigade (United States) NERFINISHED
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED
1st Infantry Division (United States) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early large-scale attempt to neutralize Cu Chi tunnel system
location Binh Duong Province NERFINISHED
Cu Chi District NERFINISHED
South Vietnam NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Australian Army NERFINISHED
United States Army
notableFeature discovery of extensive Viet Cong tunnel complexes
notableOutcome increased U.S. awareness of Viet Cong tunnel warfare
objective disrupt Viet Cong operations in the Cu Chi region
search for and destroy Viet Cong tunnel networks
opponent Viet Cong NERFINISHED
partOf U.S. military operations in III Corps Tactical Zone
precededBy earlier U.S. search-and-destroy operations in III Corps
primaryEnemyForce Viet Cong 272nd Regiment NERFINISHED
Viet Cong local guerrilla units
result inconclusive
startDate 1966-01-08
strategicContext effort to locate Viet Cong headquarters in the Iron Triangle region
tactic airmobile assault
large-scale ground sweep
tunnel clearance operations
theater Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
timePeriod Cold War
typeOfWarfare counterinsurgency
jungle warfare
year 1966

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Cu Chi tunnels targetOf Operation Crimp