Secrets of War: Shadows of The Reich

1x09 Sitzkrieg - The Phony War

Air Date: 1998-12-31

Runtime: 45 minutes

Overview: Hitler’s lightning strike in Poland soon gave way to a strange eight month waiting game. Blitzkrieg became “Sitzkrieg,” a declared but not yet fought battle – allowing spies, diplomats, agents of influence, intelligence officers, opportunists, charlatans and statesmen to make their moves… From the rape of Poland to the fall of France, the secrets of Sitzkrieg…