Brazilian soldiers of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (BEF) are photographed at the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Italian Campaign. 25,700 Brazilian men and women arranged by the Army and Air Force fought alongside the Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theater. Brazil was the only independent South American country to send troops to fight in the war. This air-land force fought with distinction in Italy from September 1944 to May 1945, while the Brazilian Navy as well as the Brazilian…
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