A Second War Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal 1945 Newly Listed marked "3" above left foot

marked "3" above left foot of lion

arriving in France on the 21st and continued his war service on the continent

30 that night U-48 was motoring along the surface heading for the Straits when apparently Buch (her commanding officer) lost his navigational way

Many escaped the ship but died of hypothermia or burns suffered when escaped fuel ignited on the water

Seventh Flotilla

A Second War Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal 1945 Newly Listed marked "3" above left footA Second War Army "Blood of Brazil" Medal 1945 Bronze oval medal, 35x51mm; this rare medal was instituted on 5 July 1945 for Brazilian troops and civilians who served in War operations and who were injured through actions against the enemy. The three stars on the obverse are symbolic of the three wounds received by Brigadier Sampaio at the battle of Tuiuti in 1866, against Paraguay. Across the obverse is a scroll inscribed "Sangue Do Brasil" (Blood of