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Phony War

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 Phony War 
 Who: British, French, and Germans
-What: Also called Sitzkrieg. The British and Germans waited 8 months for the expected attack in the west from Germany which did not come. In April, Germany went north instead and took Denmark and Norway which were both neutral.  
+What: Also called Sitzkrieg. The British and French waited 8 months for the expected attack in the west from Germany which did not come. In April, Germany went north instead and took Denmark and Norway which were both neutral.  
 Where: Continental Europe
 When: September 1939 - April 1940
 Significance: France and Britain declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. However, their entry into the war did not help Poland. Instead, they waited for Germany to attack creating the phony war.