World War II- What did your country do?

[Barbosa-piano]

 Hello all... I just had an idea. How about if all of us just posted some our own country's roles in World War II? This just came to mind, because of the month of August, the end. I just figured this would be a fun way to learn more about the efforts of other countries on this remarkable war. Some countries had immense effort on the war, and do not get enough recognition, for example: Did you know that Canada and Britain had greater number of soldiers and war machinery (more power) than the U.S. on D-Day landing, although Hollywood tried to make it look like an all American invasion? That still happens when kids play Medal of Honor and Call of Duty types of games. It took a hole lot more than the U.S. nd Britain to stop the Axis Powers. It took the power of an entire Alliance, but today that is rarely noticed (those games and magazines can be worthless when it comes to the true meaning of the war).
So here it goes:
BRAZIL-
Brazil had a very important role on the war- Although this has been negleted. Brazil put most of its efforts on Italy, where its FEB (Brazilian Expeditiorary Force- Army) captured more than 15.000 Nazi soldiers in few battles, and conquered and freed many cities. Monte Castello was the challenge of them all- It was quoted from a general: Now, it is time for the Germans to know who the Brazilians are. The critics said: It will be easier to see a snake smoking than Brazil going to war. When Brazil did, the critics were surprised and the Expeditionary Force humorously chose a smoking snake as its simbol (which was stylicized by Walt Disney). There was a total of 25.000 soldiers. Controvertially, only 497 of them died, but many were injured (maybe they knew how to hide  ). Brazil also helped protect the South Atlantic from the Japanese with its young Navy, and a brand new squadron of P-43 Thunderbolts. In the Mediterranean and Tyrrenian seas, the Navy fought bravely against the enemies (U-boats were of great danger). Many veterans still live to tell the story, and they are proud of their action- The only Latin American country to send ground forces to the European Theater.  Thanks to the war, Brazil has the largest and most powerful Navy in the Southern Hemisphere and Latin America (also the only one that manufactures submarines), and the most powerful military in Latin America. Brazil since then, is part of the United Nations, and it is a great supporter of justice and freedom. The veterans have recently made a trip to Italy, were the captured cities' mayors came to give their thanks for the effort of liberation. There was also a kids' choir, which sang the "Song of the Expeditionary Soldier" in Portuguese. Brazil is currently leading the Peacekeeping operation of Haiti, to liberate Haiti and stabilize its government (overthrown by rebels).
Here are some interesting sites for pictures and more:
https://www.feb.web.pt
https://www.deltatranslator.com/FEB.htm
https://www.militar.com.br/feb
https://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Brazilian_Expeditionary_Force
https://www.iis.com.br/%7Emdau/
Just add your country, and share the experience.

Thank you for the contribuition,
Mario Barbosa.