 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nzvimbo yedunhu yedunhu yakatorwa neSoviet Union muna 1940 uye ikava chikamu cheMoldova SSR. Nzvimbo yacho yakadzokera kuhurumende yeRomania mushure mekupinda kweAxis Powers muSoviet Unionmuna July 1941. Hurumende yechiuto yakagadzwa uye vaJudha vomunharaunda yacho vakaurayiwa ipapo ipapo kana kuti vakaendeswa kuTransnistria, uko vamwe vakawanda vakaurayiwa. Sezvo kudenha kweSoviet Union kwakadzorera shure masimba eAxis, nharaunda yacho yakanga yavazve pasi pesimba reSoviet. Musi waSeptember 12, 1944, Romania yakasaina chibvumirano cheMoscow neAllies. Chibvumirano cheArmistice, pamwe chete nechibvumirano chorugare chakazotevera cha1947, chakasimbisa muganhu weSoviet neRomania sezvawaiva musi waJanuary 1, 1941. Nzvimbo yedunhu, pamwe chete nedzimwe nzvimbo dzeMoldovan SSR, yakava chikamu chenyika yakazvimirira yeMoldova. 