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1942
January
28
Brazil breaks off relations with the Axis
On 28 January 1942, as the Rio de Janeiro conference closed, Brazil broke off relations with Germany, Italy and Japan. Argentina and Chile refused to follow.
August
22
Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy
After U-507 sank five ships with over 600 dead, Brazil recognised on 22 August 1942 that it was at war with Germany and Italy.
1944
July
16
Brazilians in Italy
On 16 July 1944 the first echelon of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force reached Naples – 5,000 men from the only South American country to fight in Europe.
1945
February
21
The Battle of Monte Castello
On 21 February 1945 the Brazilian 1st Division took Monte Castello in the Apennines, contested since November. The US 10th Mountain took the nearby peaks.
April
17
The Battle of Montese
On 14–17 April 1945 the Brazilian 1st Division took the Apennine town of Montese and beat off counter-attacks – the bloodiest Brazilian battle of the war.
28
The surrender of the 148th Division
At Collecchio and Fornovo di Taro the Brazilians trapped the German 148th Division and remnants of Italian divisions. On 29 April 1945 some 15,000 surrendered.