The Invasion of Poland:
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-Germans attack using Blitzkrieg warfare (panzers) quick war, mobile
-German has half, Russia has other half
-Poland not modernized therefor invasion of Poland was successful
-British and French declare war on Sept. 3, 1939
-Russia joins and occupies eastern half on 17 Sept, 1939
-War ends on 29 Sept 1929
Phony War:
-term to describe lack of action after invasion of Poland
-ends in April of 1940
-during this time the "winter war" between Finland and Russia
-French make small attack into Saarland
-German has half, Russia has other half
-Poland not modernized therefor invasion of Poland was successful
-British and French declare war on Sept. 3, 1939
-Russia joins and occupies eastern half on 17 Sept, 1939
-War ends on 29 Sept 1929
Phony War:
-term to describe lack of action after invasion of Poland
-ends in April of 1940
-during this time the "winter war" between Finland and Russia
-French make small attack into Saarland
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Summary
WWII commences with the invasion of Poland. However after that it was fairly quiet, sometimes called the winter war or the phoney war. This however does not last and ends in April of 1940.
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"Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia and always had been, and therefore he had to control Poland." -W. Averell Harriman
Subjunctive Question
Would the outcome haven been different if Britain and France engaged in the phoney war?