During the French Indochina War Military_operation ( 1945–1954 ) , French forces Military_operation attempted to re-establish Recovering colonial control Control of Vietnam , while the Vietnamese guerrilla forces Military_operation , the Việt Minh , led by Ho Chi Minh fought Hostile_encounter for independence .

Surprised by the rapidity of the South Vietnamese collapse Conquering , North Vietnam transferred Military_operation the bulk of its northern forces Military_operation more than to the south in order to capture Control the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon in time to celebrate Social_event their late President Ho Chi Minh 's birthday and end Process_end the war .

At one point it was rumored that China had even dispatched Sending a warship to Mexican waters ( the cruiser `` Hai Chi '' , which was anchored in Cuba at the time ) .

The purpose of `` Steel Tiger '' was to impede Hindering the flow Motion of men and materiel on the enemy logistical routes collectively known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail ( the Truong Son Strategic Supply Route to the North Vietnamese ) .

Operation Steel Tiger , Operation Tiger Hound , and Operation Commando Hunt inevitably slowed Change_event_time the flow Motion of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong men and supplies Supply into South Vietnam and required Imposing_obligation them to divert a multitude of assets to keep the Ho Chi Minh Trail in serviceable condition , however airpower was never able to completely close Self_motion the trail during the war Hostile_encounter .

Operation Crimp ( 8–14 January 1966 ) , also known as the Battle of the Ho Bo Woods , was a joint US-Australian military operation Military_operation during the Vietnam War , which took place Conquering north of Cu Chi in Binh Duong Province , South Vietnam .

This action was taken within Laos due to the location of North Vietnam 's expanding logistical corridor known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail ( the Truong Son Road to the North Vietnamese ) , which ran from southwestern North Vietnam , through southeastern Laos , and into South Vietnam .

The purpose of the operation was to interdict the flow Motion of People 's Army of Vietnam ( PAVN ) supplies Supply on the Ho Chi Minh Trail ( the Truong Son Strategic Supply Supply Route to the North Vietnamese ) from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( North Vietnam ) , through southeastern Laos , and into the northern provinces of the Republic of Vietnam ( South Vietnam ) .

The North Vietnamese Army occupied Control the area to use Using for its Ho Chi Minh Trail supply corridor and as staging area for offensives into South Vietnam .

This flight number was used Using for many years on Northwest Airlines ' Los Angeles-Tokyo-Ho Chi Minh City route .

North Vietnam had also entered Arriving Laos in the mid-1950s in support of insurgents , setting up the Ho Chi Minh trail to supply and reinforce the Việt Cộng and increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in 1960 .