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8 December 1944
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
8 of 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Leyte
U.S. Sixth Army: In X Corps area, 1st Sq of 112th Cav begins action to locate and sever Japanese supply line to ridge SE of Limon.
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Volcano Is.
B-29’s and warships join B-24’s in bombardment of Iwo Jima.
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The softening-up bombardment of Iwo Jima begins.
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Battle of the Bulge
Historian Patrick K. O'Donnell writes that on 8 December 1944 U.S. Rangers at great cost took Hill 400 during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 36836, page 5696, published 1944-12-12: "ners of the Admiralty are to .give the necessary directions herein accordingly. E. C. E. Leadbitter.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 130 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1944-12-08, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1944-12-08, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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8 December in other years 19391940194119421943
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