1942 ⟶ MacArthur Ordered to Evacuate the Philippines
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt orders General Douglas M...
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🏃♂️ MacArthur Ordered to Evacuate the Philippines
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur to evacuate the Philippines as American defense of the nation collapses.⟶
PhilippinesGeneral MacArthurEvacuationPacific TheaterUS ArmyMilitary StrategyDefeatLeadership
✈️ MacArthur Arrives in Australia
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia, after leaving his headquarters in the Philippines.⟶
Douglas MacArthurAustraliaPhilippinesUS GeneralMilitary LeadershipPacific TheaterExileStrategic Retreat
🚶 Japanese Evacuate Guadalcanal
The last Japanese have cleared out of Guadalcanal undetected by U.S. forces.⟶
GuadalcanalPacific TheaterJapanese ArmyEvacuationSolomon IslandsUS ArmyStealth
🗺️ Roosevelt Chooses MacArthur's Philippines Invasion Plan
President Roosevelt chooses General Douglas MacArthur's plan to invade the Philippines and turns down Admiral Chester W. Nimitz's plan to invade Taiwan.⟶
Pacific TheaterUS StrategyMilitary PlanningPhilippinesMacArthurNimitzInvasion
🇵🇭 MacArthur Announces Liberation of the Philippines
General Douglas MacArthur announces that the Philippines have been liberated.⟶
PhilippinesliberationPacific TheaterMacArthurUSmilitary