Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Chisarudzo cheJapan muna December 1942 chokubva paGuadalcanal chakaitika panguva imwe cheteyo nenhambo dzokuchinja munhandare yehondo yeAtlantic. Muna November, vokuBritain vakakunda Hondo yeEl Alamein muEgypt uye, pamwe chete navaAmerica, vakabudirira kupinda muFrench North Africa
. Pashure pokutsunga kweRussia paStalingrad muna December, Germany yakanga isingagoni kutsigira danho riri pamberi peEastern muEurope.