The Battle of St. Vith was part of the Fight of the Bulge, which started on 16 December 1944, and also represented the right flank in the advancement of the German facility, 5th Panzer-Armee (Armored Military), toward the utmost objective of Antwerp.
The town of St. Vith, a vital roadway joint, was close to the limit between the 5th and also Sepp Dietrich's Sixth Panzer Army, the two strongest units of the attack. St. Vith was additionally near to the western end of the Losheim Gap, a crucial valley through the densely forested ridges of the Ardennes Forest as well as the axis of the entire German counteroffensive. Opposite this drive were units of the united state VIII Corps. These defenders were led by the UNITED STATE 7th Armored Division as well as included the 424th Infantry (the staying routine of the 106th U.S. Infantry Division), aspects of the 9th Armored Division's Battle Command B and the 112th Infantry of the U.S. 28th Infantry Department. These units, which operated under the command of Generals Robert W. Hasbrouck (7th Armored) and Alan W. Jones (106th Infantry), successfully resisted the German attacks, thus substantially slowing the German development.
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