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  2. Vịnh Mốc tunnels - Wikipedia

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    The structural plan of Vịnh Mốc Tunnels. Visitors in Vịnh Mốc Tunnels. Vịnh Mốc ([vɨn˨˩ʔ məwk͡p̚˦˧˥] vin-mouk) is a tunnel complex in Quảng Trị, Vietnam. During the Vietnam War it was strategically located on the border of North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

  3. Củ Chi tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Entrance sign at the tunnels. Part of the tunnel complex at Củ Chu, this tunnel has been made wider and taller to accommodate tourists. The tunnels of Củ Chi (Vietnamese: Địa đạo Củ Chi) are an immense network of connecting tunnels located in the Củ Chi District of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country.

  4. Iron Triangle (Vietnam) - Wikipedia

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    Cross-sectional diagram of Vietcong tunnel system used by the communist insurgents during the Vietnam War. The tunnels were expanded further after the war with the French as a base for underground operations against the Ngo Dinh Diem government and later US-backed South Vietnamese governments. Due to the threat that the base area posed to the ...

  5. Tunnel rat - Wikipedia

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    The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealand, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet–Afghan War and by the Israel Defense Forces in campaigns in the Middle East .

  6. Tunnel warfare - Wikipedia

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    When Vietnam became a French colony again after the Second World War, the Communistic Viet Minh started to dig tunnels close to Saigon. After the French army left (they were defeated at Dien Bien Phu ) the tunnels were maintained to prepare for a possible war with South Vietnam would start.

  7. NLF and PAVN logistics and equipment - Wikipedia

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    Trailporters. The Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) used well-organized logistics methods to supply and equip their fighting forces. This logistics organization helped greatly in their war against the American and South Vietnamese military during the Vietnam War.

  8. Củ Chi Base Camp - Wikipedia

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    Following the departure of the U.S. forces in 1972, Củ Chi became the base of the ARVN 25th Division. [1]As the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces closed in on Saigon in late April 1975, the camp was hit by PAVN artillery fire on 28 April and besieged the PAVN. 25th Division commander Major general Lý Tòng Bá ordered his forces to fight in place, but on the morning of 29 April after ...

  9. Operation Crimp - Wikipedia

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    Despite some success, the allied force was only able to partially clear the area and it remained a key communist transit and supply base throughout the war. The tunnels were later used as a staging area for the attack on Saigon during the 1968 Tet offensive before they were largely destroyed by heavy bombing from American B-52 bombers in 1970 ...