Brazil, World War II

Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops during World War II. Now, more than 80 years later, the Brazilian Navy has confirmed the location of the ship’s final resting place.
Brazilian navy confirms location of World War II shipwreck
After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s navy this week.
WWII ship sunk by German torpedo located off Brazil's coast
The historic vessel "Vital de Oliveira" was positively identified more than a decade after an unsuspecting fisherman's net got caught on the shipwreck.
Brazilian warship sunk by German U-boat in 1944 finally found
The Brazilian Navy has confirmed that a wreck found in 2011 is that of a Brazilian auxiliary ship sunk in 1944 by a torpedo from the German U-boat U-861.
Mystery over World War Two ship torpedoed by Nazi Germany finally solved
A World War Two ship torpedoed by Adolf Hitler has been discovered along the coast of Rio De Janeiro using sonar imaging. More than 100 soldiers were killed when a German submarine U-861 sank Brazil’s ‘Vital de Oliveira’ in 1942, becoming the country’s only vessel to be destroyed by enemy forces.
WW2 warship mystery SOLVED as navy vessel torpedoed by Nazis killing 100 is found after wreck snags on fishermen’s net
A WORLD War Two warship mystery has finally been solved after the wreck snagged on a fisherman’s net. The Vital de Oliveira ...
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