Editing Dachshund (section)

== Symbol of Germany ==
{{See also|Stereotypes of Germans}}
Dachshunds have traditionally been viewed as a symbol of Germany. [[Political cartoon]]ists commonly used the image of the dachshund to ridicule Germany.<ref>{{cite news|title=Political Cartoon for War Bonds |work=The New York Times |date=5 April 1943}}</ref> During [[World War I]], the dachshund's popularity in the United States plummeted because of this association. As a result, they were often called "liberty hounds", just as "liberty cabbage" became a term for sauerkraut mostly in North America.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Sort of Life |last=Green |first=Graham |pages=49 |url=http://richardshepherd.net/2006/ClaudiasSunangel.html}}</ref> The stigma of the association was revived to a lesser extent during [[World War II]], though it was comparatively short-lived. Kaiser [[Wilhelm II]] and German field marshal [[Erwin Rommel]] were known for keeping dachshunds.

Owing to the association of the breed with Germany, as well as its particular popularity among dog keepers in Munich at the time, the dachshund was chosen as the first official [[mascot]] for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in Munich, with the name [[Waldi]].<ref name="higher">{{cite web |url=http://www.swifterhigher.com/2008/07/meet-the-mascots-waldi-munich.php |title=Meet the Mascots: Waldi (Munich 1972) |author=Whelliston, Kyle |date=8 July 2008 |publisher=Swifter Higher |access-date=7 January 2010|url-status=usurped | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100308075540/http://swifterhigher.com/2008/07/meet-the-mascots-waldi-munich.php
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In the German sitcom [[Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein|''Hausmeister Krause'']], the main protagonist, Dieter Krause, is portrayed as a typical German [[Square (slang)|square]] and [[fuddy-duddy]], who embodies many [[Stereotypes of Germans|German stereotypes]], and his obsession for dachshunds is one of them. The important role of dachshunds in the series even led to a new rise in popularity of dachshunds in Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-12 |title=Alles für den Dackel, alles für den Club » der Kultspruch erklärt |url=https://www.dackelmania.com/blogs/wissenswertes/alles-fur-den-dackel-alles-fur-den-club |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Dackelmania |language=de}}</ref>