It was General Douglas MacArthur, until relieved of command and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
General Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur
There was no overall Allied commander in the Pacific in WWII. General MacArthur, Adimiral Nimitiz, and Admiral Mountbatten each were supreme commanders in defined areas. MacArthur was designated to command the occupation forces and so presided at the Japanese surrender ceremony.
General Douglas MacArthur was relieved of his command by President Harry S. Truman in April 1951 primarily due to differences in strategy during the Korean War. MacArthur advocated for an aggressive approach, including the potential use of nuclear weapons against China, which conflicted with Truman's policy of containment. Additionally, MacArthur's public statements and insubordination undermined civilian control of the military, leading to concerns about his judgment and the escalation of the conflict.
It was General Douglas MacArthur, until relieved of command and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.
Notably , Douglas MacArthur and Matthew Ridgeway .
General Douglas MacArthur is the military commander who had been relieved of his command by President Truman during the Korean War, but who still had substantial support in the US public.
General Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur
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general Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur was no longer in the military when the Vietnam War began. President Truman relieved him of Command during the Korean War on April 10, 1951.
Initally it was General Douglas MacArthur and later General Matthew Ridgeway.
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) led US forces in the Pacific in World War II, and again as UN commander in the Korean War (1950-1953), until he was relieved of command by President Truman in 1951.
Truman announced MacArthur's dismissal on 11 April 1951.