Elza Medeiros Military person

Elza Cansanção Medeiros or Major Elza (October 21, 1921- December 8, 2009) was a Brazilian Army officer and World War II veteran. She was the highest-ranking female officer in the Brazilian Army with the rank of Major. She went to Italy during the war along with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force as a nurse.She used to lecture about the Brazilian participation in World War II.Elza Cansanção Medeiros died on December 8, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Personal facts

Elza Medeiros
Birth dateOctober 21, 1921
Date of deathDecember 08, 2009
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro

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Military person

military operations
World War II
military branch
Brazilian Army
military commandHealth Detachment Chief-nurse
military unit
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
service start1943
service end1976

Topical connections

Eurico Gaspar DutraPresident
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Agatha ChristieWriter

Elza Medeiros on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/rio/html/2009/12/morre_no_rio_a_primeira_voluntaria_brasileira_na_2_guerra_mundial_51958.html
  2. http://www.anvfeb.com.br
  3. http://www.anvfeb.com.br/elza_100.htm