MacArthur! Who is it?
If he is strong, where is he strong?
"Collection Number" | [This article has a total of 2145 words, 12 real old photos of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the corresponding historical period]
Maybe some friends know that this is a handsome man who will go out of the way, because his father is a general in the United States Army, and the father and son always have some kind of inevitable ripple with the Philippines. MacArthur's use of the "frog jumping tactic" in World War II as a five-star in the United States, as well as his performance during the Inchon landings during the Korean War, also made many netizens think that MacArthur was very strong.
As long as you look at his official position and resume, you will get an accurate answer, that is, he has been in the battlefield for a long time, conquered the north and conquered the north, and has rich command experience. He not only landed in Europe and fought against Germany as the youngest division commander of the United States during World War I, but also won decisive victories during World War II and the Korean War, so many people and netizens think he is very strong! So, is this really the case?
In fact, being able to join the ranks of five-star generals in the United States can also prove that this person does have outstanding qualities, and being able to become the only general in the United States who participated in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War has indeed left a deep impression on people.
However, many people who have lived through the history of the Korean War, as well as many experts today, have written about a serious problem, that is, MacArthur himself, while possessing great achievements and personal charm, was also a self-absorbed, unobtrusive, capricious person.
If you are a person who thinks he is very strong, then it must be very heart-wrenching! Because his final defeat was bound to do with his most glorious victories.
Genius "performance"
First of all, one of Mai Shuai's own outstanding "performances" was the Inchon landing on the Korean Peninsula on September 15, 1950, a day when he undoubtedly became a "military wizard" in his military career, and the successful landing of the Coalition forces and the rapidly changing situation on the peninsula made his prestige soar.
Before this decision was implemented, both the Navy and the Army, as well as the "Joint Chiefs of Staff" on the U.S. mainland, had a firm opposition to the operation. But MacArthur persuaded many people with his charisma and oratory prowess, which in turn led some wavering people to begin to praise his ideas, and after success even the staunch deniers had to give him a thumbs up.
This made this action a "wise decision" under his strong opposition, and how strongly people opposed it at the beginning, how strongly shocked it was at this time, and the Inchon landing apparently became MacArthur's own "showground". This also made many people start to wonder if their ideas were comparable to the general's thinking, simply put, many people began to think that they were stupid! Blind obedience began to be made to him.
However, the apparent victory also laid the hidden danger for the failure of the future march, and the battle that brought MacArthur to the peak of his military career eventually led to his defeat.
Why?
First: The decisive victory over the crowd made the already invincible Mai Shuai a disobedient man in the process of leading his army to continue to advance north, (or he has always been like this, but this time it has become more intense).
The prestige and reputation gained from the victory at Inchon made the man even more complacent and proud, and he not only firmly believed that he must cross the dividing line to unify the entire peninsula to the north, but also insisted on running to the Yalu River, and as he got closer and closer to the banks of the Yalu River, local supporters and opponents were very worried that his actions would cause tensions even more.
There are two reasons, one is that the Joint Chiefs of Staff has long ordered that troops other than South Korea should not be allowed to approach and occupy the northern provinces of Korea close to the Soviet Union and China, because this will cause tension and doubt in the above two countries. The other is that if the Soviet Union and China intervene or issue news of their preparations for intervention in the peninsula, then the coalition forces should immediately stop their northward advance and wait for orders.
But it was clear that MacArthur had violated all of the above orders at this time, the U.S. army was close to the banks of the Yalu River, and there was news that the Chinese had also entered the north side of Korea, but Marshal McMahon did not care and did not take it seriously.
Therefore, his fate can be imagined, which also makes many later experts believe that the reason for The ultimate failure of Mai Shuai is his own fault, even if he seemed to be very strong when he landed at Inchon before, but the US army is insufficient, equipment is scarce, lack of training, the coalition army is a temporary patchwork, the lack of running-in is also a fact, "but under the illumination of the victory aura, as if the direction of progress is the same as the direction of pingchuan." ”
Second: An American general, a veteran of all the world wars, "Marshal McMahon, who holds the titles of the youngest President of the West Point Military Academy, Chief of Staff, Brigadier General, and Admiral," never looked at his opponent in the first place. He has more than once sneered that "if you give him the First Cavalry Division, you will quickly go straight to the northeast border," or give him two American divisions to put an end to the "mess" in Korea.
In the face of the question of whether Chinese would intervene in North Korea, "he also said that if they dared to enter North Korea, they would be in a river of blood before the powerful coalition offensive, and his remarks excited the high-level people at the time." ”
The defeat behind the victory
Therefore, after the successful landing at Inchon, this brilliance fueled his unbridled arrogance, whether he ordered his troops to advance northward or criticized Why General Walker was delaying, behind which he could see the mentality of taking the blame for the victory. Much of this mentality came from his own personality and the unprecedented prestige he gained after the successful landing at Inchon.
That mentality of defying public opinion and winning victory made him fall in love with it, so he dared to disobey orders, dared to lead his army north, and dared to look at everything and think that victory was at hand!
Even though he had his own strong advantages, many people, including tactician Ridgway, Commander Walker of the Eighth Army, and Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pointed out his mistakes. But in the end, many netizens thought that The very strong MacArthur was defeated, and he was still a unit that he thought was insignificant and did not have the courage to send troops.
Perhaps he will never understand why, at the moment when he was about to reach the peak of his military, he was defeated by a force with inferior equipment...
It seems that if you can't calm down between self-inflicted and strong, you will get a heart-wrenching answer for the Americans, and macArthur was eventually dismissed on April 11, 1951, and ridgway, a tactical expert who had pointed out his mistakes, replaced him!
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