8 Jan 1944
- In Castel Vecchio in Italy, the trial began for Count Ciano and 18 other Fascists Mussolini held responsible for his downfall. ww2dbase [Galeazzo Ciano | TH]
- Red Army troops captured Kirovograd, Ukraine. ww2dbase [TH]
- 23 RAF Mosquito aircraft attacked Frankfurt, Solingen, Aachen, and Dortmund in Germany; 2 aircraft were lost. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | CPC]
- General Sir Henry Wilson replaced General Dwight Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theater. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis departed Tulagi, Solomon Islands and that evening conducted a bombardment strike against the Shortland Islands south of Bougainville. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Honolulu | Walden Ainsworth | Solomon Islands Campaign | Shortland Islands, Bougainville | DS]
- Repair ship Akashi performed repair work for armed merchant cruiser Kiyosumi Maru at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]
- Naka arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands with damaged transport Kiyozumi Maru in tow. ww2dbase [Naka | Truk | CPC]
- A Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO) team crossed the frozen Yellow River in Ningxia Province, China; they were headed toward Xamba, Suiyuan Province to establish the weather station Camp Four. ww2dbase [Ningxia | CPC]
- USS Tang arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Tang | Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- US II Corps captured Monte Chiaia and Monte Porchia, Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | CPC]
- US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214 arrived at Turtle Bay fighter strip, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Espiritu Santo | CPC]
- Allied convoy RA-55B arrived at Loch Ewe, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Loch Ewe, Scotland | CPC]
- The first XP-80A prototype jet aircraft "Lulu-Belle" took its first flight with test pilot Milo Burcham in the cockpit. ww2dbase [P-80 Shooting Star | California | CPC]
8 Jan 1944 Interactive Map
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