FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux mle 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22 21:28:38 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The String "01 Mrz 2015" cannot be parsed as German Date anymore:

new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy", Locale.GERMAN).parse("01 Mrz 2015");

The issue is only related to the Month March.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8u51

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
The following code will throw a "java.text.ParseException"

new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy", Locale.GERMAN).parse("01 Mrz 2015");

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The String should parse into a date.
ACTUAL -
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "01 Mrz 2015"
at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:366)

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Unparseable date: "01 Mrz 2015"

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Locale;


public class SimpleDateFormatTest {

    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
        new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy", Locale.GERMAN).parse("01 Mrz 2015");
    }

}

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