Bore War
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The "Bore War" is a colloquial nickname for the early World War II period known as the Phoney War, when little actual fighting occurred on the Western Front despite the state of war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bore War canonical | 2 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colloquial term
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historical nickname ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
public perception of inaction
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wartime propaganda and commentary ⓘ |
| connotation |
humorous
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| describes |
lack of active fighting
ⓘ
period of military inactivity ⓘ |
| endEvent |
Battle of France
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of France and the Low Countries
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Sitzkrieg
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surface form:
Drôle de guerre
Phoney War ⓘ Sitzkrieg ⓘ |
| hasCause |
limited offensive operations
ⓘ
strategic stalemate on Western Front ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Western Front
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World War II ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 1939–1940 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Phoney War
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early World War II period ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Allied forces on Western Front
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German forces on Western Front ⓘ state of war without major battles ⓘ |
| startEvent | after United Kingdom declared war on Germany ⓘ |
| topic |
World War II historiography
ⓘ
military history terminology ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British public
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English-language media ⓘ |
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