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What individual was the American general who stated i shall return when the Philippines were evacuated?
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∙ 11y ago
It was General Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964).
"I said, to the people of the Philippines whence I came, I shall return. Tonight, I repeat those words: I shall return!" (After his arrival in Australia from the Philippines, March 30, 1942)
"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil." (On landing in Leyte, Philippines,October 17, 1944)
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∙ 11y agoGeneral Douglas MacArthur. The famous "I shall return" speech was made at Terowie, a small town in South Australia, on 20 March, 1942 - directly after he fled the Philippines in a Boeing B-17, to avoid capture by the invading Japanese forces.
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