Devil Dog is a nickname for a United States Marine coined during World War I. While the term's origin has been popularly attributed to German soldiers, there is no evidence of this. == History == Multiple publications of the United States Marine Corps claim that the nickname "Teufel Hunden"—"Devil Dogs" in English—was bestowed upon the Marines by German soldiers at the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918.
Devil Dog is a nickname for a United States Marine coined during World War I. While the term's origin has been popularly attributed to German soldiers, there is no evidence of this. == History == Multiple publications of the United States Marine Corps claim that the nickname "Teufel Hunden"—"Devil Dogs" in English—was bestowed upon the Marines by German soldiers at the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918.
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