 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pakupera kwaMarch 1941, Bulgaria neYugoslavia dzakasaina Chibvumirano cheMatatu; zvisinei, hurumende yeYugoslavia yakadzingwa mazuva maviri gare garenavazvitsigiri vorudzi rweBritain. Germany yakapindura nokupinda mauto muYugoslavia neGreece panguva imwe chete, kutanga musi wa6 April 1941; marudzi ose ari maviri akamanikidzwa kuzviisa pasi mumwedzi iwoyo. Kupinda muchitsuwa cheGreece cheKrete nendege pakupera kwaMay kwakapedzisa kukunda kweGermany muBalkans. Kunyange hazvo kukunda kweAxis kwakakurumidza, hondo yakashata uye yakakura-yakakura yakatanga kurwisana neAxis yekugara kweYugoslavia, iyo yakaramba ichipfuurira kusvikira pakuguma kwehondo. 