The Phoney War (French: Drôle de guerre; German: Sitzkrieg) was an eight-month period at the start of World War II during which there was only one limited...

Britain and France declared war on Germany. followed by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. During the Phoney War period, the alliance provided...

During the stalemated "Phoney War" (October 1939 to spring 1940), public opinion in the US was strongly opposed to entering the war. A poll in March 1940...

stages the war declared by Britain and France was described as a "Phoney War". Further, neither the British Empire nor the French ever declared war upon the...

Saar Offensive, remained mostly calm. This period of the war is commonly known as the Phoney War. On 17 September the Soviet forces joined the invasion...

declaration of war on Germany—17:00 on 3 September 1939 Phoney War, or drôle de guerre ("strange war"), the name given to the period of time in Western Europe...

September. The next few months in the war were marked by the Phoney War. The Phoney War was an early phase of World War II marked by a few military operations...

Twilight War may refer to: Winston Churchill's name for the Phoney War, the first phase of World War II A fictional war in the role playing game Twilight...

during World War II: The "Phoney War" of 1939–1940, also called drôle de guerre in France, dziwna wojna in Poland (both meaning "Strange War"), or the Sitzkrieg...

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however, the Anglo-French alliance could do or did do to help Poland. The Phoney War culminated in April 1940 with the German invasion of Denmark and Norway...

World War. Most of its deliberations took place during the period of the Phoney War, with its first meeting at Abbeville on 12 September 1939. The final three...

Oder–Neisse line Phoney War Polish cavalry brigade order of battle in 1939 Polish contribution to World War II Polish resistance movement in World War II Siege...

the North-Eastern Front (Front du Nord-est). Most of the BEF spent the Phoney War (3 September 1939 to 9 May 1940) digging field defences on the border...

During World War II, Soviet prisoners of war (POWs) held by Nazi Germany and primarily in the custody of the German Army were starved and subjected to...

the Phoney War. Those elements (gruppen, or groups) that operated the Bf 110 fought in the Invasion of Poland in September 1939 which began World War II...

The causes of World War II have been given considerable attention by historians. The immediate precipitating event was the invasion of Poland by Nazi...

The Franco-Thai War (October 1940 – January 28, 1941, Thai: กรณีพิพาทอินโดจีน, romanized: Krṇī phiphāth xindocīn; French: Guerre franco-thaïlandaise)...

Cross for this action. The war on the land did not begin until May 1940, as Britain and France were involved in a Phoney War between Germany and the Franco-British...

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific...

represented France at the July 1939 New York World's Fair. During the Phoney War, the 4th Cruiser Division was attached to the Force de Raid under Admiral...

minimal land and air warfare, leading to this time period being termed the "Phoney War". At sea, this time period saw the opening stages of the Battle of the...

The campaign started immediately after the European war began, during the so-called "Phoney War", and lasted more than five years, until the German surrender...

a period of inaction called the Phoney War (the French Drôle de guerre, joke war or the German Sitzkrieg, sitting war) set in between the belligerents...

Germany by the United Kingdom and France, the Battle of the Atlantic and Phoney War begins September 17: After the Soviet Union defeats Japan in Mongolia...

September 1939, but was forced to retreat.[clarification needed] The Phoney War ensued until 1940, when the Germans invaded and overran northern France...

reports would be studded with lies.: 112  During the Phoney War, the book Why Britain is at War sold a hundred thousand copies.: 38  In 1940 in particular...

Aircraft of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation during the Phoney War and the Battle of France, and aircraft of the Free French Air Force (FAFL). The...

countries to declare war on Germany. For several months, little fighting occurred in the Phoney War or drôle de guerre ("funny war"). On May 10, 1940,...

The final battles of the European theatre of World War II continued after the definitive surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies, signed by Field marshal...