O Fio Cortado Que Isolou a FEB no Bombardeio

February 1945. Monte Castello. Northern Italy. During a German bombardment in the Apennines, a single piece of shrapnel severed the telephone line connecting the Brazilian infantry to the FEB's heavy artillery. In seconds, soldiers isolated on the mountain lost their only way to call for covering fire while German mortars destroyed Brazilian positions. In this episode, you will follow one of the most dangerous and forgotten missions of the Italian campaign: the work of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force's "wire men"—soldiers responsible for crawling under bombardment to locate and repair communication cables destroyed by enemy artillery. Without reliable radios. Without protection. Only frozen mud, explosions, and a copper wire buried in the inferno of the Apennines. While the German bombardment continued to destroy the valley, two Brazilian soldiers advanced in the darkness trying to reconnect the line that kept the entire military operation alive. An invisible war. Mechanical. Brutal. 👉 Subscribe to the channel for more true stories from World War II 👉 Comment: what was the most tense moment of this mission? 👉 Share with someone who needs to know this forgotten story of the FEB in Italy 🎵 Soundtrack credits: Martian Cowboy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/