Why did Douglas MacArthur risk landing marines in enemy held territory at Inchon?

Why did General Douglas MacArthur risk landing Marines in enemy held territory in Inchon?

MacArthur wanted to cut the supply lines of the North Korean army.

Why did general Douglas MacArthur risk landing marines in enemy held territory's at Inchon?

MacArthur wanted to cut the supply lines of the North Korean army.

Why did General MacArthur risk landing Marines in enemy held territory at Inchon?

Because he wanted the element of suprise.

When did John Douglas - Royal Marines officer - die?

John Douglas - Royal Marines officer - died in 1814.

In 1951 where did US marines conduct a surprise amphibious landing?

The U.S. Marines conducted a surprise amphibious landing in Inchon(Incheon)

What was the largest marine corps unit at the invasion of Normandy?

General MacArthur strategy to defeat Japan would go through the occupied islands held by Japan. The Marines had amphibious training. So it made sense for MacArthur to utilize the Marines to defeat Japan. So the Marines did not have a unit at the invasion of Normandy.

What was the turning point in the Koean war?

The first turning point of the war was MacArthur's landing of the Marines at Inchon. This changed the war from a defensive posture at Pusan to a offensive against the People's Republic of North Korea. The second turning point came when the Chinese intervened by walking across the frozen Yangtze River to surprise the Marines that winter at the Chosin Reservoir.

Where was the 1st Marine amphibious landing?

this is basic MC JROTC knowledge! The first amphibious landing by Marines was at Providence island in the Bahamas.

What famous quote comes from General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address to Congress?

The quote, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away" was part of General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address to a joint session of Congress on April 19, 1951, after President Truman fired him for ignoring orders about threatening China. The sentimental quote belies the seriousness of MacArthur's warning about and insight into the dangers of post-World War II Asia, particularly the Korean War and eventual "military action" in Vietnam.[Another contributor adds: "According to General of the Army (5 star) Douglas McArthur, the line came from an old Barracks Ballad sung during his young cadet tenure at West Point (Military Academy). He mentioned the ballad during his final address to the Corps of Cadets on his final departure from the Army I believe somewhere around 1962."]The full quote from the end of his address was:"I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the Army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all of my boyish hopes and dreams. The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barrack ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that "old soldiers never die; they just fade away.""And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty."Good Bye."You can read and view MacArthur's address at American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches, available via Related Links. For more information, also see Related Questions, below.

Commander of US Ground forces in south pacific world war 2?

General MacArthur for the Army. General Howling for the Marines.

Why did they not use the 600 Marines on D Day landing?

There were 2 regiments of Royal Marine Commandos at D-Day. I believe that all U.S. Marines were in action in the Pacific at the time.

Where did Douglas MacArthur counter attack against the North Koreans?

On 15th September, 1950, MacArthur landed American and South Korean marines at Inchon, 200 miles behind the North Korean lines. The following day he launched a counterattack on the North Koreans. When they retreated, MacArthur's forces carried the war northwards, reaching the Yalu River, the frontier between Korea and China on 24th October, 1950.