[Milsurplus] South America Mil Radio in WWII?

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Before the war, Argentina was a center of struggle against progressive forces 
in Latin America; since 1935 it was a member of the Latin American 
Anti-Comintern Pact, in 1936 it prohibited all Communist activities within its borders, 
and it increasingly began backing Nazi Germany and its allies.......... Under 
pressure from the U.S., on 26/01/1944 Argentina severed diplomatic links with 
both Germany and Japan; on 27/03/1945 it formally declared on them war but it 
never actively participated in the struggle against either of these countries. 



Bolivia remained neutral in the early years of WWII. This changed on 
26/01/1942, when Bolivia severed diplomatic ties with Germany, Japan, and Italy; on 
07/04/1943 it declared war on the Axis. However, Bolivia never participated in 
any military operations against them. It is a co-founding member of U.N. 


On 09/03/1939 Brazil and U.S.A. concluded a treaty of mutual cooperation and 
economic assistance; on 28/01/1942 Brazil severed diplomatic relations with 
Germany and Italy, and on 22/08/1942 it declared war on both of these countries. 
On 06/06/1945 it declared war on Japan as well.  During the war Brazil 
received 331.6 millions of U.S. dollars and considerable quantities of military 
equipment as part of the Lend-Lease loan package, in exchange, it supplied the 
Allies with some badly needed strategic raw materials simultaneously offering its 
own military bases for use by the Allies. 


. During WWII Colombia sided with the Anti-Axis Coalition; in December of 
1941 it severed diplomatic ties with Germany, Italy, and Japan, and on 27/11/1943 
it declared war on Germany. In 1941 Colombia received from the U.S. a grant 
of 12 million U.S. dollars; the following year it began to be supplied with 
equipment as part of the Lend-Lease loans


 On 15/08/1939 General F.J. Estigarrilia became the country's President; on 
07/09/1940 he was succeeded by General H. Moriuigo who held the office until 
1948. Paraguay did not formally declare war on the Axis until February of 1945


 In the early years of WWII Uruguay maintained neutrality. This changed when, 
on the basis of the resolutions of the Pan-American Conference in 1942, 
Uruguay decided to terminate diplomatic relations with the Axis; on 21/02/1945 it 
formally declared war on both Germany and Japan. 


In other words, It looks like most of South America kinda favored the Axis at 
least at first, or tried to stay neutral. Looks like most of them did nothing 
much more than get aid, supplies, and a friendly smile from the US after the 
war. Seems I do remember reading about a squadron or two of Brazilian P-51's 
in the ETO or Italy late in the war
 
















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