Chronology of World War II
British 8th Army takes Sidi Abdallah
Thursday, April 29, 1943 www.onwar.com

In North Africa... British forces capture Sidi Abdallah.

In Berlin... Hitler meets with the prime minister of Vichy France, Pierre Laval.

In Occupied Poland... A German sponsored 11 member "International Medical Commission" dissects 8 Polish corpses, found at Katyn, and reports that Soviet forces committed the massacre in the spring of 1940, using German small arms.
This chronological study of the Second World War provides a comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far as possible, the images included in this presentation are pictures from the given days. Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.