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
Devil Dog is a motivational nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said by US Marines to be based on the use of "Teufel Hunde" [sic][idiomatic German: "Höllenhunde", which exactly means "hells dogs"] by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I.[1][2]
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HorrorIn mythology, a hellhound is a demonic dog. Hellhound may also mean: Hellhound (comics), a DC Comics character Hellhound Records, a German doom metal record label Hellhound, a series of poster booklets in the Galgrease manga series MEI HELLHOUND, a...
