In 1943 and 1944 the U.S government was thinking about the idea of deploying the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. They were thinking about Argentina, but due to the cause of the wartime cooperation they conceded the Brazilian Expeditionary Force´s deployment in Italy. Also about 25,335 Brazilian troops were controlled by the Fifth Army. This army fought in many battles, some of them were, Castelnuovo, Monte Castello and Montese in the Apennines south of Bologna. In the end of the 1945, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force was done, no more allies, and Brazilians returned home as normal citizens.