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