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  2. Brazil during World War I - Wikipedia

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    Brazilian journal A Época highlighting the end of the war with the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne on November 12, 1918. After the war's end, Brazil participated in the Versailles Peace Conference with a delegation led by Epitácio Pessoa, Brazil's future president. Brazil was also a founder of the League of Nations after the end of the ...

  3. Brazilian Army in the First Republic - Wikipedia

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    Brazil declared war on Germany in 1917, joining the Allies in World War I, but only the navy went abroad. [26] The army was also called upon to intervene in some of the numerous local "civil wars" when state forces were unable to resolve them. [13] The combat experiences of the 1890s ruined the army rather than strengthening its professionalism ...

  4. List of infantry weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Lee-Enfield Magazine Mark I* rifle ("long Tom") Edged weapons. Kukri knife (Used by Gurkha regiments); M1907 bayonet; Pattern P1897 officer's sword; Pistol bayonet; Flare guns. Webley & Scott Mark III

  5. List of wars involving Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil: Bahia Republic Loyalist victory. Revolt suppressed. Platine War (1851–1852) Brazil Defense Government Entre Ríos Corrientes Santa Fe Argentina Cerrito Government Federalists: Victory. End of Juan Manuel de Rosas' government; Emergence of Brazil as the hegemonic power in the Platine region. Uruguayan War (1864–1865) Brazil Colorados ...

  6. List of military engagements of World War I - Wikipedia

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    This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. . Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period o

  7. Battle of the Porpoises - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Porpoises (Portuguese: Batalha das Toninhas) is the name given to a military blunder involving the Brazilian Navy in the Gibraltar Strait, near the end of the First World War. [ 1 ] While on patrol for potential German submarines, the crew of the Bahia slaughtered a passing shoal of porpoises , mistaking them for the periscope ...

  8. Allied leaders of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Venceslau Brás – President of Brazil; Pedro Frontin – Admiral and Commander of the Brazilian Naval Division (DNOG) José Pessoa Cavalcanti – Brazilian Captain and part of the preparatory military mission of Brazilian officers to French units in 1918; Dr. Nabuco Gouveia – Chief of the Brazilian Medical Delegation

  9. Brazil at War - Wikipedia

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    Brazil at War is a 1943 propaganda short documentary film produced by the Office of War Information and the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.. The 9-minute-long film starts by showing Brazil's comparisons with the United States, such as its geographic size, population, and military history during World War I.