Devil Dog
Devil Dog is a nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said by US Marines to be based on the use of "Teufelshunde" by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I.[1] In newer sources it's claimed to be a myth.[2][3]
The "Devil Dogs" nickname for Marines appeared in newspapers in the United States in April 1918. The La Crosse Tribune ran a story about the nickname on April 27, 1918,[4] and other newspapers used the story as early as April 14, 1918.[5]
Other common nicknames for Marines are "Leatherneck" and "Jarhead".
The amphibious assault ship USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) had the nickname "Devil Dog" due to it being named after the Battle of Belleau Wood.
See also
- VMF-1411
References
- "6th Marine Regiment > Units > 1st Battalion > History". www.6thmarines.marines.mil. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- https://www.thoughtco.com/german-myth-teufelshunde-devil-dogs-1444315
- https://www.stripes.com/blogs-archive/the-rumor-doctor/the-rumor-doctor-1.104348/did-marines-not-german-soldiers-coin-the-phrase-devil-dogs-1.130602#.XdWURq9CfIU
- La Crosse Tribune
- "Germans call 'em Teufel Hunden: Recruiters Report a New Nickname for Marines", Boston Daily Globe, April 14, 1918, p. 13.
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