Odylio Denys
Odylio Denys (alternative name: Odílio Denis ; born February 17, 1892 in Santo Antônio de Pádua , Rio de Janeiro ; † November 5, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian marshal and politician who was Minister of War between 1960 and 1961.
Life
Denys completed an officer training in the army ( Exército Brasileiro ) of the armed forces (Forças Armadas do Brasil) at the Escola Militar do Realengo and subsequently found various jobs as an officer and staff officer. in June 1921 he was promoted to first lieutenant . On November 1, 1930 he became commander of the Infantry Sergeant School (Escola de Sargentos de Infantaria) in Vila Militar and then an officer in the 2nd Infantry Regiment, before attending a course at the officers' school. In 1933 he was transferred to the War Ministry, where between January 1934 and May 1935 he was Head of Cabinet of War Minister where he was in the office of General Pedro Aurélio de Góis Monteiro . He then graduated from the General Staff School (Escola de Estado-Maior) and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 7, 1937 and commander of the 7th Military Police Battalion in Porto Alegre . He was then promoted to Commander of the 1st Military Police Battalion in Petrópolis on May 13, 1938 , and to colonel on March 5, 1940 . As such, he was between March 18 and June 14, 1940 commander of the Presidential Guard of President Getúlio Vargas . He then acted from June 10, 1940 to December 27, 1945 as head of the military police in the Federal District do Brasil Rio de Janeiro and was promoted to Brigadier General on December 29, 1942 .
In 1946 Denys was first general secretary in the War Ministry and shortly thereafter commander of the 8th military region (8th Região Militar) and then in July 1946 commander of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ª Divisão de Infantaria) and, after his promotion to major general on October 4, 1946, commander the 1st Infantry Division (1ª Divisão de Infantaria) . He was then employed between January and February 1949 as commander of the 8th military region (8th Região Militar) and from February 1949 to April 1950 he was commander of the ZMC (Zona Militar Centro) , to which the 2nd and 9th Military region belonged. In April 1950 he became head of the main army administration department and, as such, was promoted to general in August 1952 . As the successor to General Salvador César Obino , he became Commander-in-Chief of the Military Commandos South CMS (Comando Militar do Sul) on March 21, 1953 and held this post until he was replaced by General Anor Teixeira dos Santos on June 14, 1954.
In 1954 Denys was then commander-in-chief of the Eastern CML (Comando Militar do Leste) military command and in this function was largely responsible for maintaining public safety and order after the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas on August 24, 1954. In doing so, he prevented the insurgents intended Looted the US Embassy and the Department of Aviation. Due to his merits, following the recommendations of the then Minister of War Henrique Batista Duffles Teixeira Lott , he was confirmed as Commander-in-Chief of the Military Command East on January 31, 1956, even after Juscelino Kubitschek was elected President and João Goulart as Vice-President. His loyalty to Kubitschek ultimately led the President to bring the Lei Denys to the National Congress in August 1956 , which extended Denys' service and his transfer to the reserve by two years. After the former East, Middle, South and North military commands were divided into I., II., III. and IV Army were renamed, he became commander in chief of the I Army (I Exército) . After the extension of the service expired in August 1958, he retired from active service and received the rank of marshal (Marechal do Exército Brasileiro) .
On February 15, 1960, Denys was finally appointed Minister of War (Ministro da Guerra) by President Kubitschek as the successor to Henrique Batista Duffles Teixeira Lott and also held this office in the subsequent governments of Presidents Jânio Quadros and Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli until 31. January 1961, whereupon João de Segadas Viana took over.
Web links
- Entry in Generals.dk
- Biography on the homepage of the Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Denys, Odylio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Denis, Odílio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian marshal and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santo Antônio de Pádua , Rio de Janeiro |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th November 1985 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |