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The Battle of St. Vith was a World War II battle between the United States and Germany near the Belgian town of St. Vith.

The German attack on St. Vith occurred during the early stages of the Battle of the Bulge as part of the northern German push towards Antwerp.

St. Vith, though a small town only twelve miles from the German frontline at the start of the campaign was the hub of six paved roads that ran around the Schnee Eifel region, a heavily wooded ridgeline that served as a barrier in the campaign.

Beginning on December 16, 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Bulge, the battle for St. Vith lasted six days ending with a German victory on December 21.

Though the town was secured, the number of troops tied down and delayed had effectively killed the momentum of German advances across the frontline.

The fighting around St. Vith had proven to be extremely decisive, disrupting the German timetable, allowing the Allies to regroup and ultimately contributing to the end of the Battle of the Bulge.

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