FEB

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FEB is the acronym commonly used to refer to the Brazilian Expeditionary Force that fought alongside the Allies in Italy during World War II.

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FEB canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force
military unit
acronym FEB
alliance Allies of World War II
branch Army
casualties over 400 killed in action
commandStructure U.S. Fifth Army
conflict Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Second World War
linked to: World War II
country Brazil
decoratedBy Brazil
United States
disbanded post-1945
endTime 1945
engagement Battle of Castelnuovo
Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo
Battle of Monte Castello
Battle of Montese
Gothic Line offensive
equipmentSource United States
garrisonDuringWar Italy
headquartersDuringWar Naples
higherCommand IV Corps (U.S. Army)
linked to: IV Corps
language Portuguese
militaryBranch artillery
engineers
infantry
medical corps
signal corps
motto A cobra vai fumar
nativeName Força Expedicionária Brasileira
notableAchievement capture of over 20,000 Axis prisoners in the Po Valley campaign
notableCommander João Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes
notableFor only Latin American ground force to fight in the European theater of World War II
notableUnit 1st Infantry Division (Brazil)
opponent Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
partOf Brazilian Army
role ground combat operations
size about 25,000 soldiers
startTime 1944
supportedBy United States Army
symbol smoking snake insignia
theaterOfOperations Italy

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Brazilian Expeditionary Force acronym FEB
subject linked to: FEB