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Dismissal

United States of America · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1951Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1951

Douglas MacArthur11 April 1951

Manchuria · Warfare / Korean War

Dismissed after publicly demanding the right to bomb Chinese targets in Manchuria

Harry S Truman11 April 1951

Warfare / Korean War

Dimisses MacArthur as Commander of United Nations forces because of his support of war with China

Names involved

Douglas MacArthurHarry S Truman

Provenance

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