Elza Cansanção Medeiros, popularly known as Major Elza, 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, having deployed to Italy during the war along with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force as a nurse.
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Clodoaldo SilvaAlso won Order of Military Merit (Brazil)Silvino Silvério MarquesAlso won Order of Military Merit (Brazil)
Fernando Azevedo e SilvaAlso won Order of Military Merit (Brazil)
Geraldo Magela da Cruz QuintãoAlso won Order of Military Merit (Brazil)
Braga NettoAlso won Order of Military Merit (Brazil)Henri MartreAlso won Order of Military Merit (Brazil)About this person
Elza Cansanção Medeiros, popularly known as Major Elza, 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, having deployed to Italy during the war along with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force as a nurse. Medeiros used to lecture about the Brazilian participation in World War II.
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