Tag Archives: Phoney War

This week in the War, 8–14 April 1940: Denmark & Norway

Posted on April 11, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, in the early hours of Tuesday 9 April 1940, Danish civilians were awoken by the sound of German bombers flying low over the rooftops. The Phoney War was over and the Hitler’s invasions of Denmark … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 1–7 April 1940: Hitler has missed the bus

Posted on April 2, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on Thursday 4 April, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain gave an optimistic speech to Conservative Party members, declaring that Hitler had ‘missed the bus.’ Following the collapse of Poland the previous year, Europe had settled … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 15–21 January 1940: Hitler’s intentions

Posted on January 17, 2012 by secondbysecond

Poland had fallen and battle was well underway on the Finnish-Soviet front, but, as far as the British and French were concerned, this was the period of ‘phoney war’ or ‘drole de Guerre.’ A huge French army had manned the forts of the … Continue reading →

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