The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Edgar Ferreira do Amaral

Amaral, Edgar Ferreira do

General

* 21st of March 1894

† 27th of June 1978

Promotions

1937-12-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-12-25 Colonel
1945-04-27 Brigadier-General
1949-09-15 Major-General
1956-07-21 General

Service

1938-03-XX 1938-10-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Regiment
1938-10-XX 1939-12-07 Deputy Commandant of Realengo Military School
1939-12-07 1941-01-09 Head of Military Center of Physical Training
1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Regiment
1942-XX-XX 1944-XX-XX Chief of Cabinet, General Staff
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Chief of Cabinet, Secretariat-General of Ministry of War
1945-07-12 1946-05-14 General Officer Commanding 2nd Cavalry Division
1946-05-XX 1946-06-XX Head of Arms Directorate
1946-06-XX 1946-10-07 Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Division
1946-10-07 1948-11-23 Secretary-General of the Army, Ministry of War
1948-XX-XX 1952-XX-XX Head of Army Sports Department, Secretariat-General of Ministry of WAr
1950-11-XX 1951-03-XX Head of the Brazilian Delegation to the Inter-American Defence Board
1952-XX-XX 1955-XX-XX Director-General of Remounts
1955-08-24 1956-08-XX General Officer Commanding Southern Military Zone
1956-08-XX 1956-10-24 General Officer Commanding 3rd Army
1957-XX-XX 1958-XX-XX Head of Army Personnel Directorate
1958-06-13 1960-01-05 Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Picture source: http://www.sgex.eb.mil.br/imagens/jpeg/Gen%20Edgar%20do%20Amaral.jpg