| − | '''Sitzkrieg''', or "Sitting War", is the [[British]] term for the time of relative military inactivity on continental Europe after [[Germany]] invaded [[Poland]] in [[World War II]]. It ended when Germany invaded [[France]] and the Low Countries in May 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 "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> |