Operation Crimp

Operation Crimp, also known as the Battle of the Ho Bo Woods, was a joint US-Australian military operation during the Vietnam War, which took place 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Cu Chi in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. The operation targeted a key Viet Cong headquarters that was believed to be concealed underground, and involved two brigades under the command of the US 1st Infantry Division, including the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment which was attached to the US 173rd Airborne Brigade. Heavy fighting resulted in significant casualties on both sides, but the combined American and Australian force was able to uncover an extensive tunnel network covering more than 200 kilometres, at the cost of 8 Australians and 14 Americans killed and 29 Australians and 76 Americans wounded.

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Battle of the Ho Bo Woods
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1966 Operation Crimp

1860-03-01T00:00:00Z

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1860 — 1861 Siege of Saigon

1965-05-10T00:00:00Z

1965-05-15T00:00:00Z

1965 Battle of Song Be

1965-11-12T00:00:00Z

1965-11-12T00:00:00Z

1965 Battle of Ap Bau Bang

1966-02-23T00:00:00Z

1966-02-24T00:00:00Z

1966 Battle of Suoi Bong Trang

1967-01-08T00:00:00Z

1967-01-26T00:00:00Z

1967 Operation Cedar Falls

1967-03-19T00:00:00Z

1967-03-20T00:00:00Z

1967 Battle of Ap Bau Bang II

1968-05-12T00:00:00Z

1968-06-06T00:00:00Z

1968 Battle of Coral–Balmoral

1974-05-16T00:00:00Z

1974-11-20T00:00:00Z

1974 Battle of the Iron Triangle

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Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantrymen help relocate Vietnamese civilians

Australians OP Crimp Vietnam

Vietnamese interpreter attached to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry holds a VC pistol

1st Battalion, 28th Infantry officer and ARVN interpreter inspect VC documents

Operation Crimp Tunnels

1st Battalion, 28th Infantrymen search a VC village

Australian Soldier Operation Crimp

NARA 111-CCV-351-CC33057 1st Infantry Division soldier watches fire burning Viet Cong rice storage building Operation Crimp 1966

1st Battalion, 28th Infantrymen cross a clearing

Company B 1st Battalion, 28th Infantryman in a VC tunnel

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1860	Siege of Saigon	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1965	Battle of Song Be	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1965	Battle of Ap Bau Bang	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1966	Operation Crimp	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1966	Battle of Suoi Bong Trang	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Operation Cedar Falls	United States, battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1967	Battle of Ap Bau Bang II	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Coral–Balmoral	United States, Australia, New Zealand, North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1974	Battle of the Iron Triangle	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Company A, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantrymen help relocate Vietnamese civilians		Commons
commons	image		Australians OP Crimp Vietnam		Commons
commons	image		Vietnamese interpreter attached to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry holds a VC pistol		Commons
commons	image		1st Battalion, 28th Infantry officer and ARVN interpreter inspect VC documents		Commons
commons	image		Operation Crimp Tunnels		Commons
commons	image		1st Battalion, 28th Infantrymen search a VC village		Commons
commons	image		Australian Soldier Operation Crimp		Commons
commons	image		NARA 111-CCV-351-CC33057 1st Infantry Division soldier watches fire burning Viet Cong rice storage building Operation Crimp 1966		Commons
commons	image		1st Battalion, 28th Infantrymen cross a clearing		Commons
commons	image		Company B 1st Battalion, 28th Infantryman in a VC tunnel		Commons