Gunny G: Re “Devil Dog/Teufelshunde/Teufelhunden, etc.” � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL)

Gunny G: Re “Devil Dog/Teufelshunde/Teufelhunden, etc.”

� ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL):

Gunny G: Re “Devil Dog/Teufelshunde/Teufelhunden, etc.”

September 22, 2010 Gunny G

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German Myth 13: Teufelshunde – Devil Dogs

Did German soldiers give the U.S. Marines the nickname “Teufelshunde”?

Do the Marines Have It Right?

No one can question the bravery and valor of the U.S. Marines. But is the legend about their “Devil Dogs” nickname based on fact? Every Leatherneck is indocrinated with the tale of how Marines came to be called “Devil Dogs.”

If you visit Marine recruiting sites on the Web you’ll find this World War I legend also used as a tool to encourage young people to join the Marine Corps today.

There’s even an old recruiting poster (see photo) that was created by artist Charles B. Falls around 1918. Emblazoned with the words “Teufel Hunden, German Nickname for U.S. Marines.........
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