Apolônio de Carvalho
| Apolonio de Carvalho | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 February 1912 Corumbá (Mato Grosso), Brasil |
| Died |
23 September 2005 (aged 93) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
Brazilian Army French Army |
| Years of service |
1932–1936 (Brazilian Army) 1936 (Spanish Republican Army) 1940–1945 (French Army) |
| Rank |
Leutenent (Brazil) Captain (Spain) Colonel (France) |
| Battles/wars | French Resistance |
Apolônio de Carvalho (9 February 1912 – 23 September 2005) was a Brazilian socialist important in the history of the Workers' Party (Brazil). Due to his communist ideals, Carvalho was expelled from the Brazilian Army and left for Spain to fight alongside the republicans in the Spanish civil war and afterwards against the nazis in occupied France, reaching the rank of colonel in the French Army. Considered a hero in France, he was awarded the Legion of Honour among other decorations for bravery.
External links
- Roberto Braga (June 11, 2012). "Coletivo Apolônio de Carvalho" (in Portuguese).
- Alípio Freire (June 7, 2006). "Apolonio de Carvalho" (in Portuguese).
- "100 anos de Apolonio de Carvalho, um histórico lutador do povo" (in Portuguese). February 9, 2012.
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