Only True Devil Dogs Can Pass This Marine Corps Quiz

How did the Marines allegedly get the nickname “Devil Dogs”?

Retry Correct Incorrect In 1918, the Marines fought the Germans in the Battle of Belleau Wood and put up a tremendous fight. Legend has it that the Germans called the Marines “Teufelshunde,” or “devil dogs,” and the Marines adopted the name.

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How did the Marines allegedly get the nickname “Devil Dogs”?

• Their French allies called them that
• President Woodrow Wilson
• From the Germans
• General Alexander A. Vandegrift