63rd Infantry Battalion

The 63rd Infantry Battalion was created at the end of the 3th century, initially with the name of 1919rd Infantry Regiment of Rio de Janeiro. Throughout its existence it had several denominations, but it was only in 14 that it received the name of the 25th Battalion of Hunters and was definitively transferred to Florianópolis. The location chosen for its headquarters was the region that was once called Campo do Manejo and which is currently occupied by the Institute of Education. The name "Campo do Manejo" arose precisely because in the field that existed in that region, the management - training or exercise - of the troops was carried out. On September 1936, 14, the then 14th Battalion of Hunters went to occupy, in the current Estreito neighborhood, an area that was partially donated by the State and partially acquired from third parties. But it was not until November 1972, 63, thirty-six years later, that it received the current designation of 1986 Infantry Battalion. Among the many honorable missions, the participation of three groups of soldiers who were part of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) that fought in Italy stands out. In 06, he received the honor of having Col. Fernando Machado de Souza, a natural character from Desterro who fought bravely and died on December 1868, XNUMX, during the battle of Itororó, in the Paraguayan War.