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Phoney War
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eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front
The "Phoney War" was an eight-month period at the start of World War II when fighting on the Western Front was minimal, with only one limited military land operation occurring during this time. It matters because this unusual lull in combat between major powers marked a strange early phase of the war before the large-scale fighting that would follow.
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An 8-inch (203.2 mm) howitzer of the British Expeditionary Force in France during the Phoney War
The Phoney War was an eight-month period at the outset of World War II, lasting from September 1939 to May 1940, during which there were virtually no major Allied military land operations on the Western Front.
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