Paul Baumer- (Narrator). Goes from being a kind compassionate young man, to being almost careless due to the horror of war.
Katczinsky- (Kat) Pauls Best Friend and is also in his company. Kat is 40 in the beginning of the book and has a family at home. He is also very resourceful for finding food, etc.
Himmelstoss- Known as one of the strictest disciplinarian, from the No. 9 Platoon but doesn't seem too scary when he is on the front line
Kropp- One of Pauls classmates and serves with Paul in the second company. Other than Kat, Kropp is also one of Pauls close friends.
Muller- One of Pau'ls Classmates who joins with him
Tjaden- Pauls friend in the second company, and is not a fan of Himmelstoss because of how mean he was to Tjaden in basic training
Kantorek- pressures Paul and classmates to enlist in the army, strict schoolmaster in high school who knows actually nothing about war
Kemmerich- Pauls friend who dies from gangrene after his leg is amputated, and it shows the meaninglessness of death in war.
Behm- First of Pauls Classmates to die
Detering- One of Paul's close friends who is constantly homesick for his wife and farm. one of the only elder soldiers who even has something to call theirs back home
Duval- The French Soldier Paul killed with his bare hands in "No Man’s Land." Causing Paul's most traumatic experience in the war
Leer- One of Pauls close friends in the second company. And the first in Paul's class to lose his virginity
Mittelstaedt- One of Pauls Classmates who become a training officer and loves tormenting Kantorek
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