MenuDuring the opening months of the Second World War, things moved slowly first in the period that became known as the Phony War, or Sitzkrieg in German. Following the fall of Poland in September 1939, and before Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in April 1940, the absence of sustained military operations created the illusion of normalcy. The conflict had not yet escalated, though the belligerents were planning, repositioning, replenishing, and preparing for the next phase. Despite the belligerents’ massive wartime potential, populations and policymakers were lulled into a false sense of control.
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