HEADQUARTERS, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE (SEPARATE), OPERATION 'CRIMP'

Abstract

On 8 January 1966 the 173d Abn Bde (Sep) terminated a successful Operation MARAUDER along the Oriental River in the Hau Nghia Province and moved directly into the largest U.S. operation thus far conducted in Vietnam. CRIMP, as the operation was named, was a massive attack by air and land to strike at the very heart of the Viet Cong machine in Southern RVN. The notorious HOBO WOODS Region in Binh Duong Province, just West of the fabled IRON TRIANGLE was believed to hold the Politico-Military headquarters of the Viet Cong Military Region 4. The objective of Operation CRIMP was to find and destroy or capture all personnel, equipment, and intelligence material of this headquarters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1966
Accession Number
AD0388134

Entities

Organizations

  • Adjutant General's Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Civil Affairs
  • Close Support
  • Combat Operations
  • Fire Support
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Riot Control
  • Riot Control Agents
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare

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  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science