The Brazilian Expeditionary Force, nicknamed Cobras Fumantes, was a military division of the Brazilian Army and Air Force that fought as part of Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas aboard USS Humboldt, during the Potenji River Conference, with Harry Hopkins, Chairman of the British-American Assignment Board (left), and Jefferson Caffery, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil (right).
General Mascarenhas de Morais (back seat, right), Brazilian army officer and commander of the FEB, with General Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II.
Brazilian soldiers greet Italian civilians in the city of Massarosa, September 1944.
Soldiers of the FEB during the second assault of the Battle of Monte Castello on 29 November 1944.
Battle of Collecchio
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The Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo was a battle of the Second World War fought between the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and Italian partisans, with supporting armor attachments from the American 1st Ar
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
…for its tenacity and bravery, the FEB was well-regarded by both allies and adversaries; it served with distinction in several battles, most notably at Collecchio, Camaiore, Monte Prano, and Serchio Valley. Brazil's navy and air force played important roles in protecting Allied shipping and crippling Axis maritime…
Generalleutnant Otto Fretter-Pico (left) surrendering to General Olímpio Falconière da Cunha (center).
German soldier of the 148th during the surrender.
German soldiers loading a vehicle during the surrender.