The Generals of WWII
Generals from Brazil
Cordeiro de Farias, Oswaldo
Marshal
* 16th of August 1901
† 17th of February 1981
Promotions
| 1933-07-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-12-25 | Colonel |
| 1942-01-13 | Brigadier-General |
| 1946-08-26 | Major-General |
| 1952-XX-XX | General |
| 1965-08-XX | Marshal (Retired) |
Service
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1944-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Infantry 14th Division |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery 1st Division, Italy |
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Director of Army Training, Ministry of War |
| 1946-XX-XX | Military Attaché to Argentina | ||
| 1949-09-01 | – | 1952-09-11 | Commandant of the Supreme War School |
| 1952-08-28 | – | 1956-09-XX | General Officer Commanding Northern Military Zone |
| 1954-XX-XX | Governor of the province of Pernambuco | ||
| 1956-09-XX | – | 1958-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 4th Army |
| 1958-XX-XX | – | 1961-XX-XX | Chairman of the Joint Brazilian-United States Defence Committee |
| 1961-02-10 | – | 1961-10-16 | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
| 1965-08-XX | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley