The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Marshal Olympio Falconière da Cunha

Cunha, Olympio Falconière da

Marshal

* 21st of June 1891

† 11th of August 1967

Promotions

1937-09-07 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-24 Colonel
1943-07-29 Brigadier-General
1948-09-23 Major-General
1955-03-23 General
1961-06-12 Marshal (Retired)

Service

1937-11-XX 1938-12-XX Commanding Officer 18th Rifle Battalion
1939-01-XX 1939-08-XX Chief of 2nd Sub-Section, 3rd Section, General Staff
1939-08-XX 1940-12-XX Attached to Inspectorate of 3rd Group of Military Regions
1940-12-XX 1942-01-XX Commanding Officer 7th Infantry Regiment
1942-03-XX 1942-12-XX Commanding Officer 10th Infantry Regiment
1943-07-XX 1944-07-XX Commanding Officer Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
1944-10-20 1945-XX-XX Inspector-General of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force [Italy]
1945-08-11 1945-10-13 General Officer Commanding Engineering & Medical Corps [Italy]
1945-11-XX 1946-01-XX Commanding Officer Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
1946-01-XX 1946-06-XX Commanding Officer Infantry, 4th Military Region
1946-06-XX 1948-07-XX Deputy General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division
1948-07-XX 1948-12-XX Director of Army Training, Ministry of War
1949-01-25 1952-09-17 General Officer Commanding 3rd Military Region
1952-10-XX 1954-08-XX Director of the Army Military Service
1954-09-XX 1955-05-XX Temporary General Officer Commanding Central Military Zone
1955-05-XX 1956-08-XX General Officer Commanding Central Military Zone
1956-12-12 1961-06-12 Member of the Supreme Military tribunal
1961-06-12 Retired