Second Great War (Cold Phoney War)

The Second Great War (1939–1987) is considered, some times, as a rematch of the First Great War (1914–1918).

The war is conventionally divided in three main periods:
 * 1) Early German Exapansion (1939–1941)
 * 2) War Against the Soviet Union (1941–1944)
 * 3) Cold War (1944–1986)

Early German Exapansion (1939–1941)
The Second Great War begins with the German invasion of Poland and the subsequent declaration of war by France and the United Kingdom against Germany.

The German Reich and the Soviet Union had subscribed a non-agression pact. Under this circumstances, the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland, attempted to invade Finland and invaded Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

On his side, Germany invaded Denmark, southern Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Liechenstein.

This period ended with a de facto truce between Britain and the German Reich.

War Against the Soviet Union (1941–1944)
This war was triggered by a rematch of the Finnish-Soviet War, this time with Britain granting full support to Finland.

Britain also convinced Japan to attack the Soviet Union in exchange or Oil Supplies.

The British-German truce was formalized by a non-aggression pact provided the the Reich would also attack the Soviet Union and recognize a non-soviet government in Russia.

In Jult 1944, the Soviet Union surrendered.

Cold War (1944–1986)
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the United Kingdom expired, but there was not direct hostilities between both nations.

The war was fought throug a series of proxy wars, including British support to partisans in Yugoslavia or Italy. The Italian Civil War, etc.

Having lost most allies, a series of Civil wars started in 1979, with several factions supported by Britain.

The wars ended in 1986 with the disolution of the Third Reich.

A final armistice was signed between the new decmocratic government of the Kingdom of Germany and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland, the British Empire and the Commonwealth, on January 7, 1987.