Douglas MacArthur said that on his arrival in Australia after being ordered to leave the Philippines as the Japanese invasion progressed.
I shall return.
When he returned to the Philippines, MacArthure said "People of the Philippines: I have returned."Mac Author made promises to return to the Philippines. His famous quote was "I shall return". It was his promise to his followers.
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General Douglas MacArthur made the vow, stating "I shall return," after being ordered to leave the Philippines during World War II.
Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur. Is whom I think you are talking about. He made a vow, "I shall return," when he was forced to abandon the Philippines.
"We Shall Return" was written by Jose Rizal in 1872, during his exile in Dapitan. He composed the poem as a declaration of his intention to return to the Philippines and continue fighting for its freedom and independence from Spanish colonial rule.
General Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur.
The American commander in Asia who famously said, 'I came through and I shall return' was Douglas MacArthur. The speech was given in Australia after his escape from the Philippines.
The general who said, 'I shall return.' was Douglas MacArthur. He said it as he departed the Philippines early in World War II. He did indeed return to take the islands back from Japan a few years later.
Yes, he returned in October 1944.