Teufel Hunden" on the Marne" – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Teufel Hunden" on the Marne", preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Teufel Hunden" on the Marne"
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Its title plays on "Teufelhunden," or "devil dogs," the nickname German troops reportedly gave U.S. Marines after their fierce fighting at Belleau Wood in June 1918. The cartoon casts the Marines as bulldogs and the Germans as dachshunds, a common wartime pairing that set American toughness against a smaller opponent. It appeared in August 1918, as the Second Battle of the Marne, which ran from mid-July into early August, turned against the German offensive. Editorial cartoons like this one helped Americans follow the war and supported recruiting drives that filled the Marine Corps' ranks.
| Created / published | 1918 Aug. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Editorial cartoons American.Drawings. |
| Subjects | United States.--Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. Marne, 2d Battle of the, France, 1918. World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns & battles--American--France. Bulldogs--1910-1920. Dachshunds--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,280 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111009 |
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