The commander of the Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II was General Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur was the supreme commander of the allied forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War 2.
General Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of European forces (SHAEF). Gen Dougls MacArthur was the Allied commander in the South Pacific Ocean. (Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the central and north Pacific.)
The two main Allied commanders in the PTO were Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Areas, the title held by Admiral Chester Nimitz and Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area1, General Douglas MacArthur
There were three theaters in the war against Japan - the Central Pacific, the Southwest Pacific, and the China-Burma-India Theaters of Operations. The Pacific was divided largely to carve out a command for General Douglas MacArthur, who had enormous prestige and was a former Chief of Staff (commanding general) of the US Army. When MacArthur escaped from the Philippines the Southwest Pacific was created to make an appropriate command for him. He was based in Australia at first, and fought his way through New Guinea and neighboring island chains, and the Philippines. The Central Pacific Theater was under the command of US Admiral Chester Nimitz, who also commanded the US Pacific Fleet, and was based in Hawaii. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten commanded the CBI. He was an uncle of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Mountbatten was murdered by the IRA in 1979. Though Eisenhower was the "Supreme Allied Commander" in the European Theater of Operations, there was also a Mediterranean Theater of Operations, which directed the fighting in Italy. Eisenhower commanded the MTO before moving to England to ready for the invasion of France, after which the MTO command passed to British General Harold Alexander. There was no single supreme commander of allied forces in the Pacific Theater. General MacArthur was the commander for the South West Pacific Area, while Admiral Nimitz was commander of the Pacific Ocean Area. See the related question for more information.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz was the Commander in Chief, Naval Forces Pacific. General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area
The commander of the Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II was General Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur was the supreme commander of the allied forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War 2.
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The commander of the British forces in the south was Benedict Arnold. He led his forces during the 1780s.
The commander of the British forces in the south was Benedict Arnold. He led his forces during the 1780s.
General Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander of European forces (SHAEF). Gen Dougls MacArthur was the Allied commander in the South Pacific Ocean. (Admiral Chester Nimitz commanded the central and north Pacific.)
Franklin Roosevelt died towards the end the Harry Truman was presidentThe political leader of the US for most of the war was FDR - although Truman was president for the last part of the war. Eisenhower was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe - which put him in charge of US forces in Europe. Douglas MacArthur, was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South West Pacific Area, 1942-45. Chester W. Nimitz was Fleet Admiral and commander of the United States Pacific Fleet in 1941-42 and became supreme commander of Allied forces in the Pacific Ocean Area, 1942-45.
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The two main Allied commanders in the PTO were Commander-in-Chief Pacific Ocean Areas, the title held by Admiral Chester Nimitz and Supreme Allied Commander South West Pacific Area1, General Douglas MacArthur
On 30 April 1975, NVA tank #844 crashed thru the South Vietnamese Capital's gate. The top South Viet Commander was General Minh; he approached the NVA commander and said, "I wish to surrender our forces to you...", in which the NVA Commander replied, "...you have NO forces left to surrender!"