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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Crimp canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| 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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