The story ceases to be told in days and single battles. Instead, Baumer shares instances to be applied to the soldier's lives as a whole. He compares them to the wild Bushmen. He shares that the men differ in philosophy. Tjaden eats heartily before a battle, because it may be his last meal. Katcsinsky disagrees, stating that such actions could prove detrimental in the case of an abdominal wound.
Then there is Detering, who goes mad. After seeing a blooming cherry tree, he packs his things and makes for home on foot. The military police quickly catch him, and he in court marshaled. The soldiers never learn of his fate. Bertnick and Muller are both killed in separate instances.
After two years of fighting together, Baumer and Katcinsky are caught in an air strike. Baumer.....
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