Elza Medeiros

Elza Cansanção Medeiros
Nickname	Major Elza
Born	October 21, 1921 (1921-10-21)
Died	December 8, 2009 (2009-12-09) (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.[1]

See also

• Brazilian Expeditionary Force

References

• Major Elza's biography at ANVFEB

External links

• National Association of Veterans of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force - ANVFEB Official website

Persondata
Name	Medeiros, Elza
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 21, 1921
Place of birth
Date of death	December 8, 2009
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro

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