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For the first six months of the war, there was little fighting in the West, as the German military concentrated on their invasion and campaign in Poland. This period is often called the ‘Phoney ...

This period of time is often referred to as the ‘Phoney War’. The German army was sweeping through Europe. Their tactics were known as ‘Blitzkrieg’, which means ‘lightning war’.