Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna June 1940, Romania yakamanikidzwa (semhedzisiro yeMolotov-Ribbentrop Chibvumirano) kuzviisa pasi peSoviet ultimatum uye kugamuchira
kubatwa kweBessarabia neNorthern Bukovina neSoviet Union. Gare gare, Hungary yakaedza kudzorera Transylvania, iyo yakanga yarasikirwa nokukurumidza pashure peHondo Yenyika I. Germany neItaly dzamanikidza Hungary neRomania kugadzirisa mamiriro acho ezvinhu muchibvumirano chenyika mbiri. Nhume mbiri idzi dzakasangana muTurnu Severin musi wa16 Nyamavhuvhu, asi nhaurirano dzakakundikana nekuda kwekuda kwenzvimbo kubva kudivi reHungary uye chete kupihwa kwekuchinjana kwevanhu kubva kudivi reRomania. Kuti vadzivise hondo yeHungary neRomania mu"musha" wavo, masimba eAxis akamanikidza hurumende mbiri kuti dzibvume kutonga kwavo: Second Vienna Award, yakasainwa musi waAugust 30.