The Generals of WWII
Generals from Brazil
Cordeiro de Farias
Oswaldo, Marshal
(1901 – 1981)
1943
- 1944
Commanding Officer Infantry 14th Division
1944
- 1945
Commanding Officer Artillery 1st Division, Italy
1945
- 1946
Director of Army Training, Ministry of War
1949
- 1952
Commandant of the General Staff Academy
1952
- 1958
General Officer Commander in Chief Northern Military Zone
1954
Governor of the province of Pernambuco
1958
- 1961
Chairman of the Joint Brazilian-United States Military Commission
1961
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
1965
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley