Apart from the USA, Canada and British possessions, which other country from the Americas actively took part in WW2, declaring war on the Axis countries in 1942?
Women in the military in the Americas Women in the military in the Americas This article is about the role played by women in the military in the Americas, particularly in the United States and Canada from the First World War to modern times. The first participation of a woman in combat occurred in 1823. Maria Quitéria de Jesus fought for the maintenance of the independence of Brazil, and is considered the first woman to enlist in a military unit. However, it was not until 1943, during World War II, that women officially entered the Brazilian Army. They included 73 nurses, 67 of them registered nurses and
Military history of Canada during World War II battalion returned to Brest and then to Britain. Apart from the Dieppe Raid in August 1942, the frustrated Canadian Army fought no significant engagement in the European theatre of operations until the invasion of Sicily in the summer of 1943. With the Sicily Campaign, the Canadians had the opportunity to enter combat and later were among the first to enter Rome. Canada was the only country of the Americas to be actively involved in the war prior to the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Canadian support for the war was mobilized through a propaganda campaign, including If Day, a staged 'Nazi'