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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Which happened first?

• Phoney War and Polish Underground State began in the same year
• Phoney War and Francoist Spain began in the same year
• Phoney War and Italian protectorate of Albania began in the same year
• Phoney War and Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia began in the same year
• Phoney War and Slovak Republic began in the same year

Timeline

1. Francoist SpainApril 1, 1939 – November 20, 1975
2. Italian protectorate of AlbaniaApril 7, 1939 – September 8, 1943
3. Phoney War (this page)October 1939 – April 1958
4. Polish Underground State1939–1945
5. Protectorate of Bohemia and MoraviaMarch 16, 1939 – May 8, 1945
6. Slovak RepublicMarch 14, 1939 – 1945

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