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.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
On October 20, 1944, General MacArthur returned to the Philippines and said, "I have returned!"
On October 20, 1944, General MacArthur returned to the Philippines and said, "I have returned!"
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MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
General Douglas MacArthur made the vow, stating "I shall return," after being ordered to leave the Philippines during World War II.
Douglas MacArthur said that on his arrival in Australia after being ordered to leave the Philippines as the Japanese invasion progressed.
On October 20, 1944, General MacArthur returned to the Philippines and said, "I have returned!"
On October 20, 1944, General MacArthur returned to the Philippines and said, "I have returned!"
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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."