2007-03-10 02:48:45 · 7 answers · asked by Paul S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
During WWI When The USA got in the war, there was a battle in france between the Huns and the USMC and in a few weeks in to the battle the Marines charged! they lost men in the thousands but they still was charging and their faces were so frightening the Germans started calling us "Heilhounden" which means 'Hounds From Hell' or devil dog
2007-03-10 03:05:31 · answer #1 · answered by Juan S 2 · 3⤊ 6⤋
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How did Marines come to be called devil dogs?
2015-08-07 18:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term 'Devil Dog' was given to the Marines by the German soldiers as an insult. During the battle of Belleau Wood the Marines would not recognize the unofficial cease-fires that were conducted so both sides could recover wounded. This resulted in heavy losses among German medics and stretcher teams.
2007-03-10 07:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Devil Dogs: The German Army coined this term of respect for U.S. Marines during World War I. In the summer of 1918 the German Army was driving toward Paris. The French Army was in full retreat. In a desperate effort to save Paris, the newly arrived U.S. Marines were thrown into the breach. In June 1918, in bitter fighting lasting for weeks, Marines repeatedly repulsed the Germans in Belleau Wood. The German drive toward Paris sputtered, fizzled, and died. Then the Marines attacked and swept the Germans back out of Belleau Wood. Paris had been saved. The tide of war had turned. Five months later Germany would be forced to accept an armistice. The battle tenacity and fury of the U.S. Marines had stunned the Germans. In their official reports they called the Marines "teufel hunden," meaning Devil Dogs, the ferocious mountain dogs of Bavarian folklore.
http://www.usmcpress.com/heritage/usmc_terms.htm
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2007-03-10 03:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
The Bulldog is called Chesty after a very heroic Marine named Chesty Puller.
2007-03-10 03:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by persiandiva77 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Devil dog is just another term for a combat soldier.
2007-03-10 02:51:33 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 7⤋
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2007-03-10 02:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by Sgt 524 5 · 0⤊ 8⤋