Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chikwata cheFrance chaisanganisira ngarava yehondo, zvikepe zvina zvehondo (,, uye ), zvikepe zvitatu zvinoparadza (,, ) uye ngarava yepasi pegungwa (). VaFrench vakabvisa mafuta mumatura avo uye vakabvisa michina yokudzimisa pfuti dzavo. Cunningham akavimbisa kudzorera vashandi vechikepe kumusha. Nenzira inopokanidzana, pashure pokuparara kwesimba reVichy pashure peBritain neAmerica
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