Waldemar Levy Cardoso (December 4, 1900 – May 13, 2009) was the last living Field Marshal of the Brazilian Army. He was of Jewish Algerian - Moroccan descent and was born on Rua Evaristo da Veiga in Rio de Janeiro. Cardoso graduated from military college at the top of his class in late 1918, making him a World War I-era veteran although he never saw combat action.

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  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso (December 4, 1900 – May 13, 2009) was the last living Field Marshal of the Brazilian Army. He was of Jewish Algerian - Moroccan descent and was born on Rua Evaristo da Veiga in Rio de Janeiro. Cardoso graduated from military college at the top of his class in late 1918, making him a World War I-era veteran although he never saw combat action. In 1924 he took part in the uprising against the Brazilian Federal Government and also fought in the Brazilian Revolution of 1930. He was mentioned in dispatches in World War II. As a lieutenant colonel, during the World War II, he served in Italy as the commander of an Artillery battalion of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. He converted to Catholicism in 1953. Between 1953 and 1954, he was the commander of the 2nd Artillery Regiment, in Itu, São Paulo. He was promoted to Field Marshal upon his retirement in 1966. After his retirement he acted as president of Petrobrás between March and October of 1969, acting as company's counselor between 1971 and 1985. He lived on Rua Tonelero in the Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, with 107 years old, he returned to Itu to see the party of the 90th birthday of the 2nd Light Artillery Group, the actual designation of the old Regiment he has commanded. He died in the Hospital Central do Exército on May 13, 2009. Upon his death he was the last Brazilian Field Marshal and the oldest Brazilian World War II veteran. During his career, Field Marshal Cardoso was awarded with several decorations such as: Brazilian Combat Cross Second Class, Brazilian Expeditionary Force Campaign Cross, Military Merit Order, Military Medal in Gold with Platinum bar (for 40 years of active duty), Brazilian War Medal, US Army Bronze Star, Crocce Al Valore Militare (Italy) and the Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France) among others.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso war ein brasilianischer Feldmarschall. Seine Eltern waren jüdische Emigranten aus Marokko. Er war der einzige im Jahr 2009 noch lebende Feldmarschall Brasiliens und ein Veteran des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Als Oberstleutnant war er Kommandant eines Artillerie-Bataillons der Força Expedicionária Brasileira und nahm an der Seite der USA an der Schlacht von Monte Castello in Italien teil. Nach dem Militärputsch von 1964 hatte er kurzfristig eine führende Position im Kriegsministerium. 1967 wurde er Leiter des Nationalen Petroleumrates von Brasilien (Conselho Nacional do Petróleo). Von 1971 bis 1985 war er im Aufsichtsrat der nationalen Ölgesellschaft Petrobras, der er 1969 kurzzeitig vorstand.
  • È morto il 13 maggio del 2009 presso l'Hospital Central do Exército.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso was een Joods-Braziliaans militair. Hij was op 108-jarige leeftijd de laatste Braziliaanse veldmaarschalk in leven. Hij rondde zijn militaire academie af na of tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog en vocht mee in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso, wojskowy brazylijski. Pochodzi z rodziny żydowskich emigrantów z Maroka. W czasie II wojny światowej dowodził batalionem artylerii w siłach brazylijskich, uczestniczących po stronie aliantów w kampanii włoskiej. W 1954 mianowany generałem, dosłużył się stopnia marszałka polnego. Był ostatnim oficerem brazylijskim w randze marszałka polnego.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso foi um militar e servidor público e detinha a patente de marechal do Exército Brasileiro.
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  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso (December 4, 1900 – May 13, 2009) was the last living Field Marshal of the Brazilian Army. He was of Jewish Algerian - Moroccan descent and was born on Rua Evaristo da Veiga in Rio de Janeiro. Cardoso graduated from military college at the top of his class in late 1918, making him a World War I-era veteran although he never saw combat action.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso war ein brasilianischer Feldmarschall. Seine Eltern waren jüdische Emigranten aus Marokko. Er war der einzige im Jahr 2009 noch lebende Feldmarschall Brasiliens und ein Veteran des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Als Oberstleutnant war er Kommandant eines Artillerie-Bataillons der Força Expedicionária Brasileira und nahm an der Seite der USA an der Schlacht von Monte Castello in Italien teil.
  • È morto il 13 maggio del 2009 presso l'Hospital Central do Exército.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso was een Joods-Braziliaans militair. Hij was op 108-jarige leeftijd de laatste Braziliaanse veldmaarschalk in leven. Hij rondde zijn militaire academie af na of tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog en vocht mee in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso, wojskowy brazylijski. Pochodzi z rodziny żydowskich emigrantów z Maroka. W czasie II wojny światowej dowodził batalionem artylerii w siłach brazylijskich, uczestniczących po stronie aliantów w kampanii włoskiej. W 1954 mianowany generałem, dosłużył się stopnia marszałka polnego. Był ostatnim oficerem brazylijskim w randze marszałka polnego.
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso foi um militar e servidor público e detinha a patente de marechal do Exército Brasileiro.
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