General Douglas MacArthur had to leave the Philippines in 1942 due to the advancing Japanese forces. He famously vowed, "I shall return." He fulfilled that promise by leading the Allied invasion of the Philippines in October 1944, reclaiming the islands from Japanese occupation.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines on October 20, 1944, fulfilling his promise to come back after he had been forced to leave in 1942 during the Japanese occupation. His arrival marked the beginning of the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese forces during World War II. This moment was famously accompanied by his iconic statement, "I have returned."
general Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur
The Japanese were pushing their attack on the Philippine Islands and the US Army was retreating towards the Batan Penisular. They were completely cut off. The only hope was for the US Navy to send ships to rescue them. However, the Navy was still suffering from the attack at Pearl Harbor. No forces were available to send. So MacArthur was ordered to leave. His capture would have been very demoralizing to the US war effort and the soldiers who served under him and in other areas of the Pacific theater.
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MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
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General Douglas MacArthur. When he was forced to leave the Philippines for his own safety during the invasion of Bataan, he said "I will return." Then, when he went back to free the American soldiers trapped in camps, he said, "People of the Philippines, I have returned."
During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines on October 20, 1944, fulfilling his promise to come back after he had been forced to leave in 1942 during the Japanese occupation. His arrival marked the beginning of the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese forces during World War II. This moment was famously accompanied by his iconic statement, "I have returned."
General MacArthur commanded the infantry and Calvary to drive the Bonus marchers out of the capital. The belongings and shelters of the Bonus Army were burned.
During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
i think he doesn't want to be an outcast to everyone else
General Douglas MacArthur from World War 2, what speech & to who
general Douglas MacArthur