 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Kubvira muna 1941 mauto ehurumende yeBritain neCommonwealth akapinda munharaunda dzaidzorwa neVichy muAfrica, Indian Ocean uye kuMiddle East. Yokutanga yakatanga muna 1941 mukati mekurwisa Siria neRebhanoni ichibatsirwa nemauto eFree France. Mumwedzi miviri yokurwisana kwakakasharara nharaunda yacho yakatorwa ndokuiswa pasi pokudzora kweFree French. Panenge panguva imwecheteyo mushure mekukundwa kweItaly muEast Africa, Vichy yakadzora French Somaliland yakazove yakavharirwa nemauto eBritish neFree French. Mukurwiswa kusina ropa, nyika yacho yakawa pakati pa1942. Muna May 1942 chitsuwa cheMadagascar chaidzorwa neVichy chakapambwa. Mumushandirapamwe wemwedzi minomwechitsuwa chacho chakatorwa nemauto eUmambo hweBritain. Pakupedzisira muhafu yokupedzisira ya1942 vaBritain nebetsero yemauto eU.S. vakatora rutivi mukupinda kwakabudirira muFrench North Africa muOperation Torch. Mauto mazhinji eVichy akachinja mativi gare gare kuti abatsire mubatanidzwa panguva yeTunisian Campaign vachirwira sechikamu cheBritish First Army. 