| − | The '''"Phoney war"''' (sometimes called by the English slang term "Sitskkrieg") was an interval of lack of major military action in Europe after [[Germany]] defeated [[Poland]], late 1939 to spring 1940, in [[World War II]]. It ended when Germany invaded Scandinavia in April 1940. <ref>[http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/phonywar.htm “The Phoney War” October 1939 - April 1940]</ref> | + | The '''"Phoney war"''' (sometimes called by the English slang term "Sitskrieg" --a play on the term [[Blitzkrieg]]) was an interval of lack of major military action in Europe after [[Germany]] defeated [[Poland]], late 1939 to spring 1940, in [[World War II]]. It ended when Germany invaded Scandinavia in April 1940. <ref>[http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/phonywar.htm “The Phoney War” October 1939 - April 1940]</ref> |