Today in World War II History—August 8, 1944
Thursday, August 8, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

75 Years Ago—August 8, 1944: Eight German officers are hanged in Berlin for their role in the July 20 Hitler assassination plot; by February 3, 1945, 4980 will be executed.
Japanese take Hengyang in their drive south across China, taking the US Fourteenth Air Force air base at Hengyang.