The Phoney War (French: Drôle de guerre; German: Sitzkrieg) was an eight-month period at the outset of World War II during which there were virtually no...

the ultimatum was ignored, Britain and France declared war on Germany. During the Phoney War period, the alliance provided no direct military support...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 II. Timeline of events preceding World War II Timeline of World War II (1939) Timeline of World War II (1940) Timeline of World War II (1941)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hurricane had its first combat action on 21 October 1939, at the start of the Phoney War. That day, "A" Flight of 46 Squadron took off from North Coates satellite...

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...

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

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...

Soviet bombers. At the beginning of the Second World War, during what was known as the "Phoney War", Britain deployed the British Expeditionary Force (BEF)...

This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns...

The First French War of Religion (2 April 1562 – 19 March 1563) was the opening civil war of the French Wars of Religion. The war began when in response...

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...

action in the west, the initial months of the war were dubbed the "Bore War", later renamed the "Phoney War" by journalists. Chamberlain, in common with...

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...

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

France joined the war against Germany but initially averted serious military involvement during the period known as the Phoney War. After the German invasion...

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 Franco-Thai War (October 1940 – January 28, 1941, Thai: กรณีพิพาทอินโดจีน, romanized: Karani Phiphat Indochin; French: Guerre franco-thaïlandaise)...

"Why Die for Danzig?" in France and, crucially, the events known as the Phoney War. The foreign policy of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has...

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the...

proved to be one of the highest-profile ministers during the so-called "Phoney War", when the only significant action by British forces was at sea. Churchill...