Someone who asks a pointless/stupid question? no... it's not the above, but it is in WW1 that Archie was the British name for what in WW2 was called Flak: Anti Aircraft Fire.
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The Marines in World War 2 were called Jarheads, Devil Dogs, leathernecks. Germans were referred to as Jerrys and Huns.
A World War 2 foot soldier is commonly referred to as an infantryman or GI (short for "Government Issue").
During World War II, British soldiers and civilians referred to Americans as yanks - from Yankees. The Americans called the British limeys.
The Phony War was a period where there was no conflict between the western allies (Britain and France) and Germany.