The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Marshal Francisco Gil Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco, Francisco Gil

Marshal

* 18th of September 1886

† 1st of July 1956

Promotions

1931-08-15 Lieutenant-Colonel
1934-09-06 Colonel (Dated back to 1934-08-30)
1942-01-13 Brigadier-General
1946-05-27 Major-General
1951-12-XX General
1958-10-XX Marshal (Posthumously)

Service

1931-11-XX 1932-12-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1932-12-XX 1933-03-XX Chief of Staff, Mato Grosso Military District
1933-03-XX 1934-05-XX Attached to the General Staff
1934-05-XX 1934-08-XX Chief of Staff, 2nd Military Region
1934-08-XX 1935-07-XX Chief of 2nd Section, General Staff
1935-07-XX 1936-02-XX Military Adviser to the Brazilian Delegation at the Paz do Chaco Conferrence
1936-02-XX 1937-06-XX Chief of 2nd Section, General Staff
1937-06-XX 1938-02-XX Chief of Staff, 2nd Military Region
1938-02-XX 1939-01-XX Commanding Officer 5th Cavalry Regiment
1939-01-XX 1941-03-XX Chief of Staff, 1st Group of Military Regions
1941-03-XX 1941-06-XX Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of 2nd & 3rd Military Regions
1941-06-XX 1942-05-18 Instructor at the High Command School
1942-05-18 1943-02-12 Commanding Officer Defences Island of Fernando de Noronha
1942-05-18 1943-02-12 Governor of Island of Fernando de Noronha
1943-03-03 1945-06-01 General Officer Commanding 10th Military Region
1945-06-XX 1945-11-XX Commandant of the Army Command & General Staff School
1945-11-XX 1946-01-XX Head of the Military Household to the President
1946-01-XX 1946-05-XX Commandant of the Army Command & General Staff School
1946-05-XX 1947-02-22 General Officer Commanding 9th Military Region
1947-02-22 1948-06-18 General Officer Commanding 7th Military Region
1948-06-XX 1949-01-XX General Officer Commanding 3rd Military Region
1949-01-28 1952-10-08 Member of the Supreme Military Tribunal
1952-10-08 1956-07-01 President of the Supreme Military Tribunal
Picture source: http://www.10rm.eb.mil.br/arq/A_10rm/comandantes_arquivos/image002.gif