Douglas MacArthur
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- (1880-1964) a US military officer. In the Second World War General MacArthur became Allied Supreme Commander of the South-west Pacific Area. He left the Philippines when the Japanese were about to capture it, but promised ‘I shall return.’ He accepted the Japanese surrender in 1945 and was head of the forces that occupied Japan. MacArthur also led the UN forces in Korea in 1950, but was ordered back to the US in 1951 because he wanted to attack China.
道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟（Douglas MacArthur）：（1880-1964）美国军官。在第二次世界大战中，麦克阿瑟将军成为西南太平洋地区的盟军最高司令。当日本人即将占领菲律宾时，他离开了菲律宾，但答应“我会回来”。他于1945年接受日本投降，并且是占领日本的部队负责人。麦克阿瑟在1950年还领导了联合国驻朝鲜部队，但由于他想进攻中国，于1951年被命令退回美国。