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all the countries n South America Brazil. date
I ] has made the biggest contribution to the United
~ Nations effort. Her aiFmeH and naval patrols
in the South Atlantic have helped defeat the U-boa
in American waters and at present writing Brazans
planning troops fight side by side
with Ango-American forces.
Brazis geographic position only $40 miles from
of Africa, enabled Germanys OPP
ponents valuable assistance long before She the
United States, entered the Landing fields The
Brazilian bulge" from which planes and supplies
relayed from the United States Africa. made possb"
the rebuilding of the shattered British Eighth Army.
Hitler who once boosted that we shall create new
Germany Brazil" has been doomed To bitter disannalt
ment for Of all the South American nations has been
vigorous than Brazil fighting all that
Fascsm stands for. The Fuehrer, who counting
the $4,000 Germanborn Germans Brazil the ZOO 600
Italians and the 100000 Japanese break ground
New Germany" found loyal Brazians under Pres-
dent Getuo Vargas had smashed all underground fifth
column organization attempts.
Brazils q doesn't
just begin with Hitlers Nazi regime back
years back to the day when Brazil had Constitutional
Emperor Dom Pedro, and German mercenary army
stationed in the country The German soldiers OF that day
just arrogant and despcabe today and they
sowed feeling of hate for the Reich that stil burns
Bloody quarels continually broke between the Ger
man and the Brazilian troops and by the time the
mcrccnarcs finally left the country they thor
oughly hated and despsed any could possibly be
One OF the oft-told Brazilian histories
typifes bravs back the early ls20s concerns
Ma jor Ewad commander of the Third Battalion Of the
German Imperial Grenaders and his public love
with Scnhora Gcrudos woman of easy virtue who lived
IN paatial home in the wealthy Botafogo residential
The first attempts Of the German major to gam the
favor of the beautiful brunette
between several wealthy Brazlians failed. She needed
neither money nor attention But Won Ewad persistent
and every day he drilled his battalion In front her house
Finally she agreed major the
beginning OF a public tongues
Rio waggnP Won Ewald spent practically al
his barracks His troops were left undrled.
The story Of the fragrant affair reached the
O Emperor Dom Pedro infatuated with the
celebrated Miss Domita that he in humor to pardon
ndscretons in others.
entire affair however. came to a head on October
p 1925 when the German troops headed by Won Ewalds
Grenaders, led a before the emperor the Boa
Vista Palace pretty Gertudcs the
ing stand When the major passed her. waved
pointed the batalions standard The crowd who fol-
lowed his motion gaspcd tied the top of the stand
ard and nutcring the breeze, pair of the
hora's blue and pink-trmmed garters
The Emperor's face REDEEMED angrily. He ordered
general sitting nearby stop the On orders OF
Dom Pedro, the general approached Won Ewsld and
manded that he remove the carriers from the standard
Crestfaen the major did before the silent crowd who
approved the order by reclamation when the general
tired from the field
The Won Ewad incident touched off the bad blood be.
the Brazilian and German troops. Many scattered
fights took place throughout Rio that night and the
day major to the palace censured by the En-
and orders put through to strip him of his rank
few days later a large-scale fight broke out the
Caroca Square and two Germans killed The Grcna-
ders called out in number and II Brazilian soldiers
were tortured and bayoneted in reprisa
The fighting rocked the city for hours but finally the
Thirteenth Brazilian Foresters personally by the
enraged Emperor gained the upper hand and the Ger
mans many OF them drunk marched TO the Camp dc
Acclamacao where martial held the spot
Lieutenant Prahl who in charge of the German
garrison at the time OF the outbreak was ordered to Cobras
spent the rest Of his life in solitary
fncmcnt Punishment, including the whipping post
melted of the others
E,yald affair wasn't isolated case. II
typical many outbreaks that took place In Brazil
the early 10Th century Before the German professional
troops finally pulled out of the country they had left
burning hate the South Americans that sti
exists today famed by the actions Of contemporary Ger