Battle of Stoumont

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The Battle of Stoumont was a World War II engagement during the Battle of the Bulge in which American forces halted the advance of German Kampfgruppe Peiper in Belgium in December 1944.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
battle
belligerent Germany
United States
campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign
combatType armored engagement
land battle
conflict World War II
country Belgium
front Allied Western Front
geographicalContext Ardennes region
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources English
French
German
hasParticipant Kampfgruppe Peiper
Nazi Germany
United States Army
historicalPeriod 20th century
historicalSubperiod World War II in Western Europe
locatedInTime Battle of the Bulge timeframe
December 1944
location Belgium
Stoumont
militaryTheater Western Front
notableFor contributing to the failure of the German Ardennes offensive
stopping the spearhead of Kampfgruppe Peiper
opponent Kampfgruppe Peiper
United States Army
Waffen-SS units
linked to: Waffen-SS
partOf Ardennes Offensive
linked to: Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge
relatedEvent Battle of La Gleize
Battle of Malmedy
linked to: Battle of La Gleize
result American victory
German advance halted
strategicObjective Block advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper
Halt German armored thrust toward the Meuse River
usedForces armored units
artillery
infantry

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Stoumont historicalEvent Battle of Stoumont