Elza Medeiros
| Elza Cansanção Medeiros | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nickname(s) | Major Elza |
| Born | October 21, 1921 |
| Died |
December 8, 2009 (aged 88) Rio de Janeiro |
| Allegiance |
 Brazil |
| Service/branch | Brazilian Army |
| Years of service | 1943 - 1976 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) |
| Commands held | Health Detachment Chief-nurse |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Elza Cansanção Medeiros or Major Elza (October 21, 1921- December 8, 2009) was a Brazilian Army officer and World War II veteran. She was the highest-ranking female officer in the Brazilian Army with the rank of Major. She went to Italy during the war along with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force as a nurse.
She used to lecture about the Brazilian participation in World War II.
Elza Cansanção Medeiros died on December 8, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro.
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