Truman removed General MacArthur from command due to a disagreement between them over the use of Nuclear Weapons on China after China attacked the UN Army in North Korea. The debate became too public and Truman had to assert his position as Commander in Chief.
He was relieved of his command by President Truman for not following the policies in Korea. MacArthur wanted to invade China and rid the world of Communism. Truman wanted peace and stability after 4 long years of war. HE JUST DIDNT LISTEN
President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), who accepted the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, was removed from the command of UN and US forces in Korea on April 11, 1951. President Harry Truman had clashed with MacArthur over the proper response to the entry of China into the Korean War on the North Korean side. Truman sought a cease-fire to disengage US and Chinese forces, concerned that the Soviet Union might support the Chinese with nuclear weapons. When MacArthur sent a letter disagreeing with this policy, and issued an ultimatum to the Chinese instead, Truman relieved MacArthur of his command. An armistice was finally signed two years later.
He disobeyed a direct order from his Commander-in-Chief, POTUS Harry Truman. Truman warned him not to speak about nuclear weapons or widening the war, but MacArthur used the press to try to establish a political base for the 1952 election.
It was General Douglas MacArthur, until relieved of command and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
General Douglas MacArthur was removed by US President Harry S Truman as commander of the UN forces in Korea for insubordination on April 11, 1951.
Truman removed General MacArthur from command due to a disagreement between them over the use of Nuclear Weapons on China after China attacked the UN Army in North Korea. The debate became too public and Truman had to assert his position as Commander in Chief.
General Douglas MacArthur
He was relieved of his command by President Truman for not following the policies in Korea. MacArthur wanted to invade China and rid the world of Communism. Truman wanted peace and stability after 4 long years of war. HE JUST DIDNT LISTEN
President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), who accepted the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, was removed from the command of UN and US forces in Korea on April 11, 1951. President Harry Truman had clashed with MacArthur over the proper response to the entry of China into the Korean War on the North Korean side. Truman sought a cease-fire to disengage US and Chinese forces, concerned that the Soviet Union might support the Chinese with nuclear weapons. When MacArthur sent a letter disagreeing with this policy, and issued an ultimatum to the Chinese instead, Truman relieved MacArthur of his command. An armistice was finally signed two years later.
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880
He was very hesitant.
George B. McClellan .
He disobeyed a direct order from his Commander-in-Chief, POTUS Harry Truman. Truman warned him not to speak about nuclear weapons or widening the war, but MacArthur used the press to try to establish a political base for the 1952 election.