Portuguese Army mission on the Russian Front in 1942.

(P. K. Pinconelly, "Signal" magazine - December 1942 edition)

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Portuguese and Portuguese descendants participated or were present in military operations during World War II.

In this area of ​​the site Portugal 1939-1945 we will search the stories of these men and women who intervened in the war as part of regular or irregular forces.

Here you will also find data related to military missions of the Portuguese Armed Forces to operational theaters and belligerent countries, or information sent from diplomatic missions related to the war.