| skos:altLabel | - declared war on Germany
- outbreak of war
- ''Drôle de guerre''
- Britain and France have declared war
- Drôle de Guerre
- France and Low Countries
- Great Britain's increased preparations for war
- Phoney War (Drôle de Guerre)
- Phony War
- Phony Wars
- Phony wars
- The Phoney-War
- \"phony war\"
- declare war on Germany
- do nothing
- first eight months
- gave any significant assistance to the Poles
- hopes of a quick armistice
- initial confrontation with Germany
- lack of promised aid from the Western Allies
- little movement took place on the western front
- minor operations
- no action for months
- outbreak of the war in 1939
- phoney war
- phony war
- significant offensive
- war in Europe
- without significant effect
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