Character Descriptions for All Quiet on the Western Fron

Character Descriptions for All Quiet on the Western Front Heinrich “Ginger” – the sergeant cook for the Second Company, his men complain he doesn’t bring the food close enough to them during battles Albert Kropp – smart, lance-corporal, nineteen years old, ear lobe shot off in Chapter 6, leg amputated in Chapter 10, he’s depressed Müller – academic, interested in physics, nineteen years old, gets Kemmerich’s boots, died of a shot to the stomach Leer – full beard, talks about girls a lot, nineteen years old, visits French women in Chapter 7 with Paul & Kropp, is shot & bleeds to death Paul Bäumer – narrator, nineteen years old, volunteered for German Army with his friends and classmates Tjaden – skinny guy, a big eater, nineteen years old, isn’t well & wets the bed, hates Himmelstoss, left out of visit with French women Haie Westhus – peat-digger, nineteen years old, very big guy, has a girlfriend at home, wounded fatally in Ch. 6 Detering – peasant, farmer, has a wife at home, loves horses, tried to run home, but was caught by the military police Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky– mentor to younger soldiers, wise, smart, very resourceful, forty years old, blue eyes, has wife & kids, dies in Chapter 11 as Paul tries to carry him to safety Franz Kemmerich – nineteen years old, Paul has known him since they were kids, he’s injured in battle, leg is amputated, he dies Kantorek – was Paul’s teacher from school, pressured the boys to enlist when war started, suffers under Mittelstaedt Himmelstoss – corporal, was a postal worker before the war, he is very mean and harsh in his training techniques, the boys hate him. After experience at the front, Himmelstoss is humbler, he will be the new cook for the Second Company Tiedjen – p. 31, Paul saw this young soldier die, Tiedjen was terrified, yelling and fighting before he died Joseph Behm – p. 11 & 174, back in school, Joseph did not want to enlist, but he finally did, and he was the first in their group to die Bertink – (p. 90) Paul’s lieutenant, can see that Himmelstoss has been unfair to the soldiers & gives them light punishment for disobeying Himmelstoss’s orders (spelled Bertinck on p 151 & 283) dies in Chapter 11, shot in the chest Mittelstaedt – Paul’s old friend from his hometown who is now the superior officer of their old school-teacher, Kantorek. Mittelstaedt enjoys making Kantorek suffer during training. Heinrich Bredemeyer – another soldier from Paul’s hometown who spoke to Paul’s mom when he was home on leave (p. 161) Erna – Paul’s eldest sister (p. 157-162) Hans Kramer, Martens, Meyer, Max, Beyer, Hämmerling – Paul comments of the deaths and injuries of these men (p. 139) Gérard Duval – the French soldier Paul killed in Chapter 9 Franz Wächter – (p. 254) bullet-injury to the arm, in hospital with Paul & Albert Josef Hamacher – (p. 253) Reinforcement-reservist, in the hospital with Paul & Albert, had a head injury Sister Libertine – (p. 256) the patients all love her Johann Lewandowski – wife is Marja (p. 264) Polish man, wife has had his child while he’s been away at war. She comes to visit him. Peter – one of the men in the Catholic hospital, suffering from an injury to his lungs, taken to the “Dying Room,” but survives Berger – big, strong man, was wounded saving a messenger dog