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"Teufel Hunden"
by Charles B. Falls, 1918
This is one of several US Marine Corps recruiting posters designed by Charles B. Falls, an illustrator referred to by some critics as America's first true poster artist. Here he depicts a Marine bulldog chasing a terrified German dachshund with his tongue hanging out and his tail tucked between his legs. The title Teufel Hunden (Devil Dogs) refers to the nickname supposedly given to the Marines by the German soldiers they defeated at the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918. |