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Douglas MacArthur was the Supreme Commander of ground forces in the Pacific.
General Douglas MacArthur was the supreme commander of the allied forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War 2.
There was no overall Allied commander in the Pacific in WWII. General MacArthur, Adimiral Nimitiz, and Admiral Mountbatten each were supreme commanders in defined areas. MacArthur was designated to command the occupation forces and so presided at the Japanese surrender ceremony.
The two main Allied commanders in the PTO were Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Areas, the title held by Admiral Chester Nimitz and Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area1, General Douglas MacArthur
General Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of European forces (SHAEF). Gen Dougls MacArthur was the Allied commander in the South Pacific Ocean. (Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the central and north Pacific.)
The Supreme Allied Commander of the European theater was General Dwight D Eisenhower. The Supreme Allied Commander of the Pacific theater was General Douglas MacArthur.
Douglas MacArthur was the Supreme Commander of ground forces in the Pacific.
After WW2 Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Commander Allied Forces
US President Harry Truman appointed General Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces - he supervised the occupation.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz was the Commander in Chief, Naval Forces Pacific. General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area
General Douglas MacArthur was the supreme commander of the allied forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War 2.
There was no overall Allied commander in the Pacific in WWII. General MacArthur, Adimiral Nimitiz, and Admiral Mountbatten each were supreme commanders in defined areas. MacArthur was designated to command the occupation forces and so presided at the Japanese surrender ceremony.
The two main Allied commanders in the PTO were Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Areas, the title held by Admiral Chester Nimitz and Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area1, General Douglas MacArthur
General MacArthur was the Supreme Allied Commander of the ground troops in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. General Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of the European Theater of the war.
General Douglas MacArthur commanded as supreme commander until his relief by President Truman. LGen Matthew Ridgeway was then appointed o the command.
General Douglas MacArthur was Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan after WWII. We was the effective interim leader of Japan between 1945 to 1948.