espanolA fines de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Ias potencias aliadas buscaron capitalizar los avances cientificos y tecnologicos alcanzados por Alemania. Cientificos e ingenieros alemanes fueron reclutados al servicio de los paises vencedores, que a la vez incautaron planos y prototipos. Argentina y Brasil tambien intentaron beneficiarse con los conocimientos de estos cientificos. El presente articulo aborda la cuestion del reclutamiento de ingenieros militares alemanes por parte de estos dos paises, llevado a cabo con la intencion de aprovechar desarrollos ya iniciados en Europa o de dar comienzo a otros nuevos, sobre todo en el terreno de la industria militar. Se exponen aqui Ias restricciones que debieron enfrentar Ias intenciones de argentinos y brasilenos, se tratan los motivos de los ingenieros para emigrar a estos paises y, por ultimo, se evalua el aporte de estos ingenieros y tecnicos a la produccion armamentistica de ambas naciones. EnglishBy the end of the Second World War, the allied powers attempted to take advantage of the scientific and technical advances achieved by Germany German scientists and engineers were recruited by the victor countries, which also seized plans and prototypes. Argentina and Brazil also tried to benefit from these scientists' knowledges. This article deals with the recruitment of German military engineers by both countries, executed with the aim of taking advantage of developments already initiated in Europe, as well as beginning new ones, specially for the military industry. The article exposes the restrictions faced by the intentions of Argentineans and Brazilians, deals with the motivations of engineers for emigrating, and, finally, evaluates the contribution of these engineers and technicians for the armaments production at both nations.