BEF Victories
Mazzarozza 18.08.1944
Camaiore 18.09.1944
Monte Prano 26.09.1944
Fornacci 06.10.1944
Galicano 07.10.1944
Barga 11.10.1944
San Quirino 30.10.1944
Monte Cavalloro 16.11.1944
Monte Castello 21.02.1945
S. Maria Villiana 04.03.1945
Castelnuovo 05.03.1945
Montese 14.04.1945
Paravento 15.04.1945
Monte Maiolo 19.04.1945
Riverla 20.04.1945
Zocca 21.04.1945
Formigine 23.04.1945
Collecchio 27.04.1945
Castelvetro 28.04.1945
Fornovo 28.04.1945
Enemy divisions who fought BEF
GERMANS
42nd Jaeger Division (Light)
232nd Infantry Division
94th Infantry Division
114th Jaeger Division (Light)
29 Panzer Division Granadier
334th Infantry Division
90 Panzer Division Granadier
305th Infantry Division
148th Infantry Division Corps Parachute Armored Herman Goering
ITALIANS
Italy Division
Monte Rosa Division
San Marco Division
Weapons, Vehicles and Equipment
The firepower of the First Expeditionary Division of BEF consisted of:
16,245 individual weapons;
505 guns;
144 mortars;
66 howitzers;
2,287 anti-tank guns;
237 guns;
736 telephones;
42 telegraphic apparatus that ensured transmissions;
10 observation planes and connection, Piper Cub, Groups Artillery.
Today's veterans who have served as BEF soldiers earn pensions ranging from R$1,500 (approximately €400) to R$3,000 (€900). Officers earn more.
Getúlio Vargas, fell some time later on his own, without any intervention of the former BEF except generals and officers who engaged in the army of Brazil and helped deploy the military dictatorship in the country, which began in 1964 and ended in 1985, causing the loss of democracy in the country and slowing the growth of the nation, the state borrowing and increasing corruption remained as a legacy to this day.
Sources:
http://www.grandesguerras.com.br/artigos/text01.php?art_id=170
http://www.tropasdeelite.cjb.net/
Simões, Raul Matos A. - A presença do Brasil na II guerra mundial: uma antologia/ Biblioteca do Exército/ Rio de Janeiro
Waack, William/ As duas faces da glória: a FEB vista pelos seus aliados e inimigos/ Editora: Nova Fronteira
Lima Júnior, Raul da Cruz/ Quebra-canela: a engenharia brasileira na campanha da Itália/ Editora: Biblioteca do Exército
