Phoney War

English

Alternative forms

Phony War

Proper noun

(historical) During World War Two, the period of limited military activity from the outbreak of hostilities on September 3rd, 1939 until Germany's attack on the Low Countries on May 10th, 1940.

Translations

Phoney War

Estonian: kummaline sõda
Finnish: valesota
French: drôle de guerre (fr) f
German: Sitzkrieg m
Hungarian: furcsa háború
Lithuanian: keistasis karas m
Polish: dziwna wojna f
Russian: странная война f (strannaja vojna)
Spanish: guerra de broma

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