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1948Late 1940s – 1975 (Operation Crimp, January 1966) · Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City

The Củ Chi tunnels

A US infantryman in a Viet Cong tunnel during Operation Crimp, January 1966
Archival image: PFC Robert C. Lafoon, US Army. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

North-west of Saigon, communist fighters dug a network of tunnels that grew to well over 100 km, first against the French and then against American and South Vietnamese forces. Hiding kitchens, command rooms and field hospitals, it survived bombing and sweeps such as Operation Crimp in 1966 and served as a base for the 1968 Tet attacks on the city.

Sites

  1. Site 1: Bến Đình tunnelsWidened tunnel sections, hidden trapdoor entrances and reconstructed underground rooms.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Bến Dược tunnels and memorial templeOriginal tunnel sections near the Saigon River and a temple to the war dead.Map ↗

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