The Generals of WWII
Generals from Brazil
Souza Dantas, Aristóteles de
Marshal
* 9th of June 1894
†
(Aristóteles de Sousa Dantas)
Promotions
| 1937-05-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-25 | Colonel |
| 1944-03-31 | Brigadier-General |
| 1948-10-11 | Major-General |
| 1955-05-03 | General |
| 1958-11-11 | Marshal (Retired) |
Service
| 1937-07-10 | – | 1938-02-16 | Commanding Officer 4th Cavalry Regiment |
| 1938-02-XX | – | 1939-11-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Cavalry Regiment |
| 1939-11-XX | – | 1940-05-XX | Attending the Arms School |
| 1940-05-XX | – | 1942-11-XX | Attending the General Staff School |
| 1942-11-XX | – | 1943-11-XX | Temporary General Officer Commanding 14th Infantry Division |
| 1944-01-22 | – | 1944-11-28 | General Officer Commanding 1st Cavalry Division |
| 1945-12-27 | – | 1946-11-25 | Commandant of Resende Military School |
| 1946-11-XX | – | 1947-09-XX | Commanding Officer Military Police Rio de Janeiro |
| 1947-09-XX | – | 1948-11-XX | General Officer Commanding 6th Military District |
| 1948-11-23 | – | 1949-03-05 | Commanding Officer Military Police, Antigo Federal District |
| 1949-01-XX | – | 1950-03-XX | General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division |
| 1950-03-XX | – | 1951-01-XX | Attending the Supreme War School |
| 1952-04-01 | – | 1954-06-07 | General Officer Commanding 1st Military Region |
| 1954-06-XX | – | 1955-12-XX | General Officer Commanding Northern Military Zone |
| 1955-12-XX | – | 1958-06-XX | Chairman of the Joint Brazilian-United States Defence Committee |
| 1958-03-XX | – | 1958-11-XX | General Officer Commanding 2nd Army |
| 1958-11-XX | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley