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It was Sitzkrieg, and far from being German wasn't it a satirical British term (cf [[Blitzkrieg]]) for what was otherwise known as the 'Phoney War'? [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 16:41, 31 May 2008 (EDT) | It was Sitzkrieg, and far from being German wasn't it a satirical British term (cf [[Blitzkrieg]]) for what was otherwise known as the 'Phoney War'? [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 16:41, 31 May 2008 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :According to the Oxford Guide to World War II, ed. by I.C.B. Dear, Sitzkrieg was in fact a German term (from ''sitzen'': to sit). The British called it the Bore War (although Sitzkrieg probably made its way onto some British tongues).--[[User:Frey|Frey]] 23:57, 1 June 2008 (EDT) | ||
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It was Sitzkrieg, and far from being German wasn't it a satirical British term (cf Blitzkrieg) for what was otherwise known as the 'Phoney War'? Bugler 16:41, 31 May 2008 (EDT)
- According to the Oxford Guide to World War II, ed. by I.C.B. Dear, Sitzkrieg was in fact a German term (from sitzen: to sit). The British called it the Bore War (although Sitzkrieg probably made its way onto some British tongues).--Frey 23:57, 1 June 2008 (EDT)