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- His old friend Quezon now offered MacArthur a position helping develop the Philippine armed forces in preparation for eventual independence. In late 1935, MacArthur returned to the Philippines to take on the new role carrying the title of field marshal.
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By March 1942, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines had compelled MacArthur to withdraw his forces on Luzon to Bataan, while his headquarters and his family moved to Corregidor. The doomed defense of Bataan captured the imagination of the American public.
For the next two years, MacArthur pushed to prioritize a return to the Philippines. American strategy called for Admiral Chester Nimitz’s fleet to push into the central Pacific islands from the west, relying on Marines to land and secure key objectives.
A lesser known, but perhaps more monumental message came from MacArthur’s General Headquarters on July 5, 1945, when he declared all of the Philippines had been liberated. The Japanese conquest of the Philippines was one of the worst military disasters in American history.
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Oct 19, 2024 · On October 20, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur along with thousands of army and naval forces attacked the Japanese held island of Leyte. Shortly after wading ashore with Filipino and American leaders, General MacArthur declared “I have returned.”
Oct 20, 2015 · Despite the early warning given when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Gen. MacArthur’s forces in the Philippines were unprepared on Dec. 8 th when the Japanese Air Force attacked. They destroyed nearly 50% of the American warplanes at Clark Field, most of which were still on the ground.
Oct 18, 2024 · MacArthur itched to return to the Philippines but led major campaigns in New Guinea. On Oct. 20, 1944, he and his naval counterpart, Adm. Chester Nimitz, launched an invasion of Leyte Island.
