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