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Do you mean you heard that part of the tale from Marines? That's interesting, thought they'd know where the term is supposed to have come from, huh.Can only tell you what I was told while in service. My bad for believing the Marines.
Yeah I know it's supposed to be a myth, my bad, should've said that that term was a myth, bit hypocritical on my part, fuck. That's what I get for writing something just after waking up huh? But you're correct, I believe Belleau Wood did make them famous, thus spreading the term Devil Dog, and then the misconception that it was from Belleau that they were first called "Devil Dogs." Another thing to note, as someone else pointed out, Teufelhunde isn't how most Germans would actually say "Devil Dog" or even the plural form of it, so it very likely didn't originate from Germans, just as a propaganda for the war effort and whatnot. Again, my bad for spreading the rumor, rather than fact. Still a cool story, real or not though. And I do encourage people to read about Belleau Wood, it was a hell of a fight, especially about Daniel Daley, whether his famous quote was actually said or not.While you are correct about WW1 rather than WW2, your history is a bit off: " The "Devil Dogs" nickname for Marines first appeared inYou must be registered to see the linksin April 1918 – about two months before the Battle of Belleau Wood." From the article in WikipediaYou must be registered to see the linksthis looks like the "creation" of the nickname is more of a myth than historical fact.
Yeah, as I stated above, the term very likely didn't come form anyone who spoke German fluently, or was from Germany, as they didn't even spell it Teufelshunde, they left the "s" out.But I as a german would say "Höllenhunde" and not "Teufelshunde". (Or a possibility in german would be "Teufelskerle")