Phoney War

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Phoney_War
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Drôle_de_guerre
gptkb:Sitzkrieg
gptkb:Strange_War
gptkbp:characterizedBy lack of major military operations
gptkbp:describes A period of relative inactivity on the Western Front at the start of World War II after the German invasion of Poland and before the Battle of France.
gptkbp:endDate 1940-05-10
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phoney War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:perceivedAs anticipation of conflict
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:German_invasion_of_France_and_the_Low_Countries
gptkbp:startDate 1939-09-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Invasion_of_Poland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5