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A period of the [[Second World War]] between October 1939 (i.e., the fall of [[Poland]]) and April 1940 (i.e., the invasion of [[Norway]]) was called the '''Phony War''', or, in a pun on [[blitzkrieg]], '''sitzkreig'''. There was relatively little U.K. combat during this period. While there was a good deal of intelligence work, very little was done to redeploy troops. | A period of the [[Second World War]] between October 1939 (i.e., German [[Case White]], the invasion and the fall of [[Poland]])<ref name=HyperPoland>{{citation | ||
| contribution - PART TWO, POLAND'S POSITION AND GERMANY'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE ATTACK, Chapter 4: The Polish State and the Armed Forces | |||
| url = http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/DAP-Poland/Campaign-II.html | |||
|id = DA Pam No. 20-255 | |||
|title = The German Campaign In Poland (1939) | |||
| first = Robert M. | last =Kennedy | |||
| publisher = U.S. Department of the Army | date = April 1956}}</ref> and April 1940 (i.e., [[Weser Exercise]] or [[WESERÜBUNG NORD]]) the invasion of [[Norway]]),<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = https://www.afresearch.org/skins/rims/q_mod_be0e99f3-fc56-4ccb-8dfe-670c0822a153/q_act_downloadpaper/q_obj_242cb57b-a62d-4fd4-aa2d-fe88076f7bd6/display.aspx?rs=enginespage | |||
| title = Joint Operations Case Study, ''Weserübung Nord'': Germany's Invasion of Norway, 1940 | |||
| id = AU/ACSC/0146A/97-03 | |||
| first = Timothy F.| last = Lindemann | |||
| publisher = U.S. Air War College, U.S. Air Force | |||
| id = AU/ACSC/0146A/97-03 | date = March 1997}}</ref> was called the '''Phony War''', or, in a pun on [[blitzkrieg]], '''sitzkreig'''. There was relatively little U.K. combat during this period. While there was a good deal of intelligence work, very little was done to redeploy troops. | |||
The two major | The major operations following were [[Case Yellow]]/[[Fall Gelb]], the invasion of France and the low countries, followed by the [[Battle of Britain]] and the German planning for the invasion of Britain, [[Operation Sea Lion]]. | ||
==Naval Operations== | |||
Gernany's [[Oberkommando der Marine]] ordered several major operations and some lesser commerce raiding, as they built up the submarine arm. The two major operations were the [[Battle of the River Plate]], after which the [[Germany|German]] "pocket battleship" ''Graf Spee'' was scuttled, and the raid on the [[British]] naval base at Scapa Flow in [[Scotland]], in which the German [[submarine]] U-47 sank the battleship ''Royal Oak''. | |||
==Land Operations== | |||
Going into the Norway decisions were a variety of factors. <ref name=Ziemke>{{citation | |||
| contribution = Chapter 2: The German Decision To Invade Norway and Denmark | |||
| first = Earl F. | last = Ziemke | |||
| title = Command Decisions | |||
| publisher = Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army | |||
| url = http://www.history.army.mil/books/70-7_02.htm}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist|2}} | |||
Revision as of 03:11, 18 November 2008
A period of the Second World War between October 1939 (i.e., German Case White, the invasion and the fall of Poland)[1] and April 1940 (i.e., Weser Exercise or WESERÜBUNG NORD) the invasion of Norway),[2] was called the Phony War, or, in a pun on blitzkrieg, sitzkreig. There was relatively little U.K. combat during this period. While there was a good deal of intelligence work, very little was done to redeploy troops.
The major operations following were Case Yellow/Fall Gelb, the invasion of France and the low countries, followed by the Battle of Britain and the German planning for the invasion of Britain, Operation Sea Lion.
Gernany's Oberkommando der Marine ordered several major operations and some lesser commerce raiding, as they built up the submarine arm. The two major operations were the Battle of the River Plate, after which the German "pocket battleship" Graf Spee was scuttled, and the raid on the British naval base at Scapa Flow in Scotland, in which the German submarine U-47 sank the battleship Royal Oak.
Land Operations
Going into the Norway decisions were a variety of factors. [3]
References
- ↑ Kennedy, Robert M. (April 1956), The German Campaign In Poland (1939), U.S. Department of the Army, DA Pam No. 20-255
- ↑ Lindemann, Timothy F. (March 1997), Joint Operations Case Study, Weserübung Nord: Germany's Invasion of Norway, 1940, U.S. Air War College, U.S. Air Force, AU/ACSC/0146A/97-03
- ↑ Ziemke, Earl F., Chapter 2: The German Decision To Invade Norway and Denmark, Command Decisions, Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army