The Generals of WWII
Generals from Brazil
Mascarenhas de Morais, João Batista
Marshal
* 13th of November 1883
† 17th of September 1968
Promotions
| 1928-01-26 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-12-17 | Colonel |
| 1937-11-15 | Brigadier-General |
| 1942-05-24 | Major-General |
| 1946-08-27 | General |
| 1946-09-16 | Marshal |
Service
| 1928-02-09 | – | 1929-02-28 | Commanding Officer 9th Mounted Artillery Regiment |
| 1929-02-28 | – | 1930-04-03 | Commanding Officer 1st Coast Artillery Group |
| 1930-04-03 | – | 1930-10-04 | Commanding Officer 6th Mounted Artillery Regiment |
| 1930-04-23 | – | 1930-10-04 | Temporary Commanding Officer 3rd Artillery Brigade |
| 1930-10-04 | – | 1930-11-14 | Arrested |
| 1930-11-14 | Released | ||
| 1930-11-14 | – | 1931-02-23 | Attached to 3rd Military Region |
| 1931-02-23 | – | 1931-03-04 | Attached to the Ministry of War |
| 1931-03-04 | – | 1932-01-07 | Attending the General Staff School |
| 1932-01-07 | – | 1932-01-22 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1932-01-22 | – | 1932-05-26 | Commanding Officer 1st Mounted Artillery Regiment |
| 1932-05-26 | – | 1932-07-09 | Commanding Officer 9th Mounted Artillery Regiment |
| 1932-07-09 | – | 1932-10-03 | Arrested |
| 1932-10-31 | – | 1934-02-08 | Chief of Cabinet, Personnel Directorate, Ministry of War |
| 1934-02-09 | – | 1935-07-17 | Commandant of the Arms School |
| 1935-07-18 | – | 1937-08-05 | Commandant of Realengo Military School |
| 1937-08-18 | – | 1938-07-13 | General Officer Commanding 9th Military Region |
| 1938-07-XX | – | 1940-06-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 1st Artillery Division |
| 1940-06-21 | – | 1943-01-09 | General Officer Commanding 7th Military Region |
| 1943-01-09 | – | 1943-10-07 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Military Region |
| 1943-10-07 | – | 1945-07-08 | General Officer Commanding Brazilian Expeditionary Force [Italy] |
| 1943-12-06 | – | 1945-07-08 | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1945-07-23 | – | 1945-08-02 | Special Ambassador to Peru |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1946-08-27 | Commander in Chief 1st Group of Military Regions |
| 1946-08-27 | Retired | ||
| 1951-12-10 | Recalled | ||
| 1952-08-28 | – | 1953-01-06 | Inspector-General of the Army |
| 1953-01-21 | – | 1954-09-08 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
Picture source: Courtesy of Sérgio Schimidt