douglas macarthur was the american general who commanded the allied forces in the philippines in december of 1941.
douglas macarthur was the american general who commanded the allied forces in the philippines in december of 1941.
in december of 1941 what american general commanded the allied forces in the philippines?
douglas macarthur
hong kong surrendered to the japanese on december 25. in malaya the japanese overwhelmed an allied army composed of british, indian, australian and malay forces. the japanese were quickly able to advance down the malayan peninsula, forcing the allied forces to retreat towards singapore. the allies lacked aircover and tanks; the japanese had total air superiority. the sinking of hms "prince of wales" and hms "repulse" on december 10, 1941, led to the east coast of malaya being exposed to japanese landings and the elimination of british naval power in the area. by the end of january 1942, the last allied forces crossed the strait of johore and into singapore. in the philippines, the japanese pushed the combined filipino-american force towards the bataan peninsula and later the island of corregidor. by january 1942, general douglas macarthur and president manuel l. quezon were forced to flee in the face of japanese advance. this marked among one of the worst defeats suffered by the americans, leaving over 70,000 american and filipino prisoners of war in the custody of the japanese.
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