[PAR] [TLE] Phoney War [SEP] The Phoney War (French: "Drôle de guerre" ; German: "Sitzkrieg" ) was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there were no major military land operations on the Western Front.  It began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France against Nazi Germany on none }} , and ended with the German attack on France and the Low Countries on 10 May 1940. [PAR] [TLE] E. M. Delafield [SEP] Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture (9 June 1890 – 2 December 1943), commonly known as E. M. Delafield, was a prolific English author.  She is best known for her largely autobiographical "Diary of a Provincial Lady", which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s.  In sequels, the Provincial Lady buys a flat in London, travels to America, attempts to find war-work during the Phoney War, and tours the Soviet Union.
[PAR] [TLE] Phoney War [ SEP ] The Phoney War ( French : " Drôle de guerre " ; German : " Sitzkrieg " ) was an eight - month period at the start of World War II , during which there were no major military land operations on the Western Front . It began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France against Nazi Germany on none } } , and ended with the German attack on France and the Low Countries on 10 May 1940 . [PAR] [TLE] E. M. Delafield [ SEP ] Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood , née de la Pasture ( 9 June 1890 – 2 December 1943 ) , commonly known as E. M. Delafield , was a prolific English author . She is best known for her largely autobiographical " Diary of a Provincial Lady " , which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper - middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s . In sequels , the Provincial Lady buys a flat in London , travels to America , attempts to find war - work during the Phoney War , and tours the Soviet Union .
What is the German name for the war when the Provincial Lady lived?
What is the German name for the war when the Provincial Lady lived ?
Sitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg