Why was the period between the winter of 1939 and the spring of 1940 called the "Phony War"?

Question

This is about the attack on pearl Harbor and WWII

Answer 1

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Answer 2

First, the attack on Pearl Harbor is NOT in this time frame. Poland had been over run by the Germans & Russians in September. The "Phony War" refers to that period in WWII when the French & Germans were facing one another behind their defensive lines. Little action took place. The "Phony War" ended when the Germans smashed thru the Low Countries & flanked the French via the Ardennes.

Answer 3

Has nothing to do with Pearl harbor, which was in December of 1941. See below.

The Phony War , or in Winston Churchill's words the "Twilight War", was a phase in early World War II marked by few military operations in Continental Europe, in the months following the German invasion of Poland and preceding the Fall of France. Although the great powers of Europe had declared war on one another, neither side had yet committed to launching a significant attack, thus there was relatively little fighting on the ground. The term has equivalents in many other languages, notably the German Sitzkrieg ("sitting war," a pun on Blitzkrieg), the French drôle de guerre ("funny war" or "strange war," drôle having two meanings) and the Polish dziwna wojna ("strange war"). In Britain the period was even referred to as the "Bore War" (a pun on "Boer War").

Answer 4

A-- as quickly as Hitler's "blitzkrieg" had overrun Western Poland and Stalin's Russian military overran eastern Poland there have been not greater battles in Europe between France/Britain and Germany till the Spring of 1940 whilst Hitler ran over the allies and seized Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, and finally France. wish that helps. Packers.

Answer 5

There was more posturing than fighting. Europe just finished "The War to end all wars" 20 years before. No one was eager to have another. Besides, the only people really getting hurt at that time were the Jews and the Poles, and, sad to say, nobody cared about them. (BTW, it had nothing to do with Pearl Harbor).

Answer 6

Because the war had already begun in Europe but for six months the Germans and French just sat on their respective sides of the borders and looked at each other. There were no battles and neither attempted to cross the other's border.
Or so it appeared. The germans were developing plans to circumvent the Maginot line, which then did buy invading france through Belgium. The French promptly surrendered.

Answer 7

The attack on Pearl harbor took place in 1941.

The period that you are referring to is also referred to as the "sits-krieg" because no fighting took place during this period.

Answer 8

go here..... these site might help give you the answers you're looking for.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phony_War
http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/phonywar.htm