Battle of Monte Castello

The Battle of Monte Castello was performed in Italy on 25 November 1944 to 12 February 1945.

Were involved on the Allied side, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force FEB on the side of the Axis powers, the German Wehrmacht. The battle is considered the hardest battle in the Italy campaign of World War II, which was attended by Brazilian forces.

The army kept a line along Monte Belvedere - Monte Castello - Monte della Torraccio Ridge in Renotal near Bologna. The Grenadier Regiment 1043 232 Genadierdivision held the Monte Castello - Reno sector against the Brazilians.

FEB was part of Task Force 45 On November 24 FEB began a three days continuous attack that failed, where 34 soldiers died and 153 were wounded. On November 29 FEB attacked again unsuccessfully with three battalions and additional support from artillery and tanks. Over the next six days, the Wehrmacht positions were attacked with artillery and aircraft. On December 12 FEB launches a surprise attack, but the U.S. artillery vulnerable to attack, and he came to a halt. Both sides held during the winter. In February, the new 10th U.S. Mountain Division captured with the support of the FEB front German defense lines. On February 21 FEB attacked and captured the overall standings.

At the battle took, inter alia, the later Field Marshal Waldemar Levy Cardoso Brazilian part.