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[4] Further, when asked about the term by Stars and Stripes, Lt. Col. Heiner Bröckermann of the German Military History Research Institute said that he had "never heard anyone using the word 'Teufelshund' or 'Teufelshunde' in Germany." [4] Nevertheless, "Devil Dog" has become firmly entrenched in the lore of the United States Marine Corps. [19]
3rd Battalion, 6th Marines (3/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.Also known as "Teufelhunden" (), the battalion consists of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors.
The designation "Light" (leichte in German) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and ...
It contained basic military doctrine for the German land forces (Heer), in use from its first publication up to the end of World War II. The book was known by the nickname "Tante Frieda" [ 1 ] or "T.F." [ 2 ] A modified form is still in use today by the Federal German Army ( Deutsches Heer ).
The Battle of Hürtgen Forest (German: Schlacht im Hürtgenwald) was a series of battles fought from 19 September to 16 December 1944, between American and German forces on the Western Front during World War II, in the Hürtgen Forest, a 140 km 2 (54 sq mi) area about 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Belgian–German border. [1]
SS-Önkéntes-Lovashadosztály) [5] was a German Waffen-SS cavalry division which was active on the Eastern Front during World War II. The division was composed primarily of Royal Hungarian Army Volksdeutsche conscripts who were transferred to the Waffen-SS following an agreement between Germany and Hungary.
Active: 1944–45: Country Germany Branch: Army: Type: Panzer: Role: Armoured warfare: Size: Division: Nickname(s) Greyhound Division (Windhund-Division)Motto(s) Schnell wie ein Windhund, Zäh wie Leder, Hart wie Kruppstahl, Windhund Vor!
The Schutzmannschaft, or Auxiliary Police (lit. "protection team"; plural: Schutzmannschaften, [nb 1] abbreviated as Schuma) was the collaborationist auxiliary police of native policemen serving in those areas of the Soviet Union and the Baltic states occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II.