> The war in the west didn't start until May 1940, when Germany invaded France. To be picky, the Battle of the Atlantic started the same day as the British and

> The war in the west didn't start until May 1940, when Germany invaded France. To be picky, the Battle of the Atlantic started the same day as the British and French declaration of war, with the sinking of the SS Athenia. And the Norwegian Campaign began the month before the invasion of France.