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#HarryTruman fired #DouglasMacArthur as supreme commander of US forces in the #KoreanWar #OnThisDay in 1951 in order to confirm the principle of civilian control of the military & to prevent MacArthur from turning the Korean War into World War III...

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April 11, 2024 at 1:27 PM
While General #DouglasMacArthur conceived the bold assault at Inchon, ‘the officer most directly responsible for executing the details of the initial landing was...#OliverPrinceSmith, commander of the 1st Marine Division, one of the great underrated generals in American history.’
September 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Today on April the 11th, 1951.
During the #KoreanWar, Gen. #DouglasMacArthur is relieved of command by #US President #Truman, due to public disagreements over War strategy and MacArthur’s defiance of Truman’s policies.

#history #today #usa #unitednations #war
April 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Rivals 3! Even More Frenemies Who Changed the World is coming out on the 11th! Featuring four ridiculous rivalries guaranteed to make you snort. Next up: the feud between #douglasmacarthur and #harrystruman that nearly started World War III. #koreanwar #audible #frenemies #rivals3 #audiobooks
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The #Shinto religion lost most of its links to government in #Japan on #ThisDayInHistory in 1945. US General #DouglasMacArthur issued orders under authority of the #OccupationOfJapan that abolished #StateShinto, blaming it for the extreme #nationalism of the #WWII #EmpireOfJapan.
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#HarryTruman fired #DouglasMacArthur #OnThisDay in 1951 in order to confirm the principle of civilian control of the military & to prevent him from turning the #KoreanWar into World War III. Mao had warned the US China would intervene if US troops crossed the Yalu...

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April 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
on October 20, 1944, after U.S. forces recaptured the beach of the Japanese-occupied island.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #DouglasMacArthur #Leyte #SergioOsmena #blackandwhitephotography #warphotography
October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
74 years ago, #HarryTruman relieves #DouglasMacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan. I think he made the mistake because had MacArthur still be in charge, North Korea would be defeated in the Korean War.
April 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
15 October 1950
MacArthur would, tragically, assure the President that the Chinese would never intervene in the Korean War.
#HarrySTruman #DouglasMacArthur #KoreanWar #WakeIsland
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM