...Apart from small-scale air raids, the Japanese military never invaded the mainland. In 1941, John Curtin, the Labour Party Prime Minister, severed ties with Britain and decided to rely on the United States. After the fall of Singapore the following year, he overrode Prime Minister Churchill's opposition and recalled his own troops that had been transferred from the European front to the Burmese front. In 1942, General MacArthur, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Pacific, left Manila and moved GHQ to Melbourne. *Some of the terminology references "Curtin, J." are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…また小規模の空襲を除いて,日本軍による本土侵攻はなかった。1941年労働党内閣首相カーティンJohn Curtinはイギリスとの絆を断って対米依存に踏み切り,翌年のシンガポール失陥後,チャーチル首相の反対を押し切ってヨーロッパ戦線からビルマ戦線へ転送中の自国軍を本国に回収した。42年太平洋方面連合軍最高司令官マッカーサーはマニラを退去し,メルボルンにGHQを移した。… ※「Curtin,J.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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