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]

This article is about the U.S. Marine nickname. For other uses, see Devil Dog (disambiguation).
A recruiting poster by Charles B. Falls created in 1918 is an early use of the term Devil Dog

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]

The Bulldog is the USMC mascot

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
  1. "6th Marine Regiment > Units > 1st Battalion > History". www.6thmarines.marines.mil. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  2. https://www.thoughtco.com/german-myth-teufelshunde-devil-dogs-1444315
  3. 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
  4. La Crosse Tribune
  5. "Germans call 'em Teufel Hunden: Recruiters Report a New Nickname for Marines", Boston Daily Globe, April 14, 1918, p. 13.
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