Elza Medeiros
Elza Cansanção Medeiros | |
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Nickname(s) | Major Elza |
Born | October 21, 1921 |
Died |
December 8, 2009 (aged 88) Rio de Janeiro |
Allegiance | Brazil |
Service/branch | Brazilian Army |
Years of service | 1943 - 1976 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) |
Commands held | Health Detachment Chief-nurse |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Elza Cansanção Medeiros or Major Elza (October 21, 1921- December 8, 2009) was a Brazilian Army officer and World War II veteran. She was the highest-ranking female officer in the Brazilian Army with the rank of Major. She went to Italy during the war along with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force as a nurse.
She used to lecture about the Brazilian participation in World War II.
Elza Cansanção Medeiros died on December 8, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro.