“Teufel Hunden” or Teufelshunde German for “dogs of the devil”, “dogs from hell”, “devil dogs” or “Hellhound”
A very common story repeated in the Marine Corps holds that the nickname was adopted from the diary of a German soldier who was killed in action during the Battle of Belleau Wood. In it, he apparently referred to Marines as "dogs of the devil" for their fighting spirit and tenacity.
Some Marines offer a more detailed story: The Battle of Belleau Wood was fought in France in the summer of 1918, in the midst of a heat wave. At some point during the battle, the Marines were ordered to take a hill occupied by German forces. As the Marines prepared to charge the hill, word came down from command that the Germans were preparing to use mustard gas to repel the attack. As a precaution, the Marines were ordered to put on their gas masks and take the hill. As the Marines fought their way up the hill, the heat caused them to sweat profusely, foam at the mouth and turned their eyes bloodshot. Additionally, at some points the hill was very steep, which caused the Marines to have to scramble on all fours to make their way up. Consequently, from the Germans' vantage point, they witnessed a pack of tenacious, growling figures whose lower faces were obscured by gas masks (which at the time had a prolonged shape that somewhat resembled a snout) but left open their bloodshot eyes and mouth foam seeping from the sides, advancing up the hill, sometimes on all fours, and killing everything in their way. As the legend goes, the German soldiers, upon seeing this spectacle, began to yell that they were being attacked by "dogs from hell."
My 2007 4x4 AT/ A-TRAC / E-Locker Sun Fusion, “Hellhound” was bought in the fall of 2008 with the intent of turning it in too an expedition, travel, and go anywhere rig. So far I have had a blast making it my own. Here’s the list of what I have completed and what I still have planned.
The day I first saw it (on the dealers lot)
Current Pic
Mods so far:
Armor/ Exterior protection
Trail-Gear Rock Sliders
Side Window tinted vent visors
Future Mods/ Wish list
Fab Four front (3 hoop)
Demello Off-Road Rear Bumper w/swing arm
Bud Built Front Skidplate
Bud Built Middle Skidplate
Bud Built Transmission & Transfer Case Skidplate
Bud Built Rear Crossmember
Rear Lower Shock Skid
Rear Trailing Link Skid
Rear Differential Plate (welded)
Manic Tail Light Guards
Front Headlight Wire Rally Rock Guards
ARB Safari Snorkel
Suspention, Drivetrain, and Engine
RevTek 3'' lift (with top leveling spacers)
All-Pro Sway Bar Collars
Scuba driver mod
K&N High-Flow drop in air filter
Future Mods/ Wish list
ToyoTec Ultimate 3" lift package
The Toy Outfitters Lower Control Arm
Future Mods/ Wish list
Powder Coat Rims Black
Gorilla Lugs
Cargo and such
Yakima surf racks
Custom Hi-lift jack mounts
Custom Shovel and Axe mounts
Hi-lift 485/w Jack handle keeper
3'' Firestik antenna
Bandi mount (Thanks Bandi)
120 psi air tank
Future Mods/ Wish list
WabFab Slider Attachment
Hi-Lift Jack Base
Warn M8000 Winch
Viking Kevlar Winch Line (100')
Winch Safety Thimble
Viking Delrin Fairlead Rollers
Warn Hitch Shackle
30’ Rescue Strap
100’ of braided steel cable
ARB Snatchblock
Tuffy Rear Drawer
Interior, stereo, communications, and power
2 x Puck (white) LED Dome Lights
Hardwired Garmin nuvi 680 GPS
Cobra 75 WX CB
Life Hammer
Mounted Fire Extinguisher
Mounted Mag Lites
I-Pod
Future Mods/ Wish list
2 x Oznium Flexible Super Thin (red) LED Dome Lights
Wet Okole seat covers (yellow and black)
Scanguage 2
Aux. Optima Yellow-Top Battery
Dirty Parts Auxiliary Battery Kit
Passenger-side arm rest
Pull the JetSki's
Driver on the Beach
Do some Off Road
Thanks for all of the great threads/ and people that made this easy for me (Thanks again bigbill25, Bandi, Shadow-Warrior, Dragon, Singha and many more) .
Much Much more to follow!
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2007 4x4 FJC/ Sun Fusion, AT/A-TRAC /E-Locker Sub/RevTek 3'' lift with top leveling spacers, 33''x12.50x17 Baja MTZ, 17'' Eagle Alloy Rims, Trail-Gear Rock Sliders, Garmin nuvi 680 GPS, Bandi mount, 3'' Firestik, Cobra 75 WXST CB, RiteLites, Life Hammer, All-Pro Sway Bar Collars, Scuba Driver Mod, Hi-Lift 485 Jack, and FJCF badge.
Thanks! Hubert is located between Jacksonville and Swansboro out near the Crystal Coast of NC. Where are you located?
Gotcha. I'm in Hillsborough, just outside of Durham/Chapel Hill. I want to come down to the coast soon and do some beach riding, but I hear that access is limited after mid-April. Great rig you got there!
__________________ 08 Brick 4x4 FJ with upgrade package #2, 285/70R/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers,TRD CAI, TRD Catback Exhaust, 3" Rough Country Lift, OEM Rock Rails & Skid Plate, Hella 500's, Kenwood DNX6140 Nav, JL Audio 6.5" components, JL Audio 4" rear pillar speakers, JL Audio 8" Sub, Memphis 4 channel amp, 48" Hi-lift Jack, Springtail Solutions MPAC side rack; 07 Black Diamond 4x2 FJ, Kenwood 6140 Nav.
Gotcha. I'm in Hillsborough, just outside of Durham/Chapel Hill. I want to come down to the coast soon and do some beach riding, but I hear that access is limited after mid-April. Great rig you got there!
Thanks again!
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2007 4x4 FJC/ Sun Fusion, AT/A-TRAC /E-Locker Sub/RevTek 3'' lift with top leveling spacers, 33''x12.50x17 Baja MTZ, 17'' Eagle Alloy Rims, Trail-Gear Rock Sliders, Garmin nuvi 680 GPS, Bandi mount, 3'' Firestik, Cobra 75 WXST CB, RiteLites, Life Hammer, All-Pro Sway Bar Collars, Scuba Driver Mod, Hi-Lift 485 Jack, and FJCF badge.
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Fabtech 6" Lift + OME 3" 20" BBS rims Nitto 35"s AT,1.25 spacers,Bushwhackers, VR3 The Toy Outfitters bumper ,55 watt fogs,TG sliders, Manik tailight guards, Stallion Light bar,55 watt Baja lights, Cobra 19 SXIV PA, Bandi 4' fire stick, K & N filter, Locker on demand, ATrac hack, VSC & DRL switches, TRD Cat back, Scuba Mod, Garmin Nuvi 200 BlueSeas 6 fuse Interior: leather seats, dual arm rests, dual factory DVD players, Diamond interior trim, Source 10lb, Rubber mats. TT and FJC Badge.
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