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Salomão Malina

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Lieutenant Salomão Malina
born in: Brazil
in: 16/05/1922
Military Service: Brazil
Engineering Corps
Passed away in 31/08/2002

Active Years

Actions in WWII

  • 1944-1945 , Lieutenant

Biography

Lieutenant Infantry. Specialist mines, Malina and his squad opened the way for the passage of the Infantry in attack axis through minefield under heavy artillery fire and mortars Germans during the epic of the 11th Infantry Regiment - Tiradentes Regiment St. John d'El Rey - in winning Montese, one of the greatest glories of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB).
For his bravery in action in making Montese, he was awarded by the President with the Combat Cross of the first. Class.
Member of the Brazilian Communist Party, stood out in politics, having lived in hiding for several years.