Max Wolff (soldier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian Army sergeant
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Place of Birth: Rio Negro, Paraná, Paraná, Brazil
About Max Wolff (soldier)
- Max Wolff Filho (July 29, 1912 – April 12, 1945) was a Brazilian Army sergeant, a member of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force who fought in Italy in World War II. Max Wolff was born in Rio Negro, Paraná, Brazil.
- He enlisted in 1930 in the city of Curitiba, joining the 15th Hunters Battalion.
- He served in the Constitutionalist Revolution against the Paulistas.
- During World War II, he was a member of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, under the command of the US 5th Army.
- He arrived in Italy in 1944.
- A few days before his death, Wolff was awarded the US Bronze Star by General Lucian Truscott.
- First Sergeant Max Wolff died from German machine-gun fire in Riva de Biscaia, near Montese, during a reconnaissance patrol.
- At the time of his death, Wolff was already a widower and left a 10-year-old daughter.
- He was posthumously promoted to Second Lieutenant for his bravery.
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