Brazilian military service and preparation for the Second World War

The objective of this work is to analyze the development of Brazil’s military service during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the impact of its recruitment structure on an expeditionary army division to fight in the Second World War. During this time, the Brazilian Army aimed to democratize the call...

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Published in:Brasiliana (Aarhus universitet) 2022, Vol.10 (2), p.182-199
Main Author: Ferraz, Francisco César Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The objective of this work is to analyze the development of Brazil’s military service during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as the impact of its recruitment structure on an expeditionary army division to fight in the Second World War. During this time, the Brazilian Army aimed to democratize the call for military service and ensure the best outcomes for the country in the case of an eventual war. However, with the middle and upper classes dodging recruitment, both in peacetime and during the Second World War, recruitment focused predominantly on the most impoverished and lowest educated groups of society. Nevertheless, the expeditionary forces constituted a better prepared group of soldiers than that of the existing military service. This paper concludes that the experience of war, however, had no broader impact on Brazil’s military service in times of peace.
ISSN:2245-4373
2245-4373
DOI:10.25160/bjbs/10.2.10