Apolônio de Carvalho
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.
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| Born | 9 February 1912 Corumbá (Mato Grosso), Brazil |
| Died | 23 September 2005 (aged 93) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Allegiance |  Brazil Foreign volunteers.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Free France |
| Service/ | 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 | Spanish Civil War French Resistance |
See also
External links
- Roberto Braga (June 11, 2012). "Coletivo Apolônio de Carvalho" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- Alípio Freire (June 7, 2006). "Apolonio de Carvalho" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 15, 2014.
- "100 anos de Apolonio de Carvalho, um histórico lutador do povo" (in Portuguese). February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014.
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