Kindervater (KIHN-duhr-VAH-tuhr) Himmelstoss forces him, a bed-wetter, to share a bed with Tjaden, also a bed-wetter. Ironically, his name means "child father."
Ginger Second Company's red-haired cook who worries that he has cooked enough rations for one hundred fifty men when only eighty remain; he cares more about conserving food than about the number of fallen soldiers.
Tiejen (TEE-juhn) A soldier who calls for his mother and holds off a doctor with a dagger, then falls dead.
Sergeant Oellrich (UHRL-rihk) A sniper who takes pride in the accuracy of his shooting.
Heinrich Bredemeyer (HYN-rihk BRAY-duh-MY-r) A soldier who informs Paul's mother about front-line dangers.
Mittelstaedt (MIHT-tuhl-shteht) Paul's friend who commands the home guard and uses his authority to humiliate Kantorek, their former schoolmaster, even parroting some of Kantorek's favorite sneers. To circumvent punishment, Mittelstaedt relies on his ongoing relationship with the daughter of his superior officer.
Boettcher (BETT-chuhr) A spruce, proud soldier, he was formerly a porter, a staff employee, at Paul's school. Boettcher shares with Kantorek the job of pushing a barrow to fetch bread.
Josef Hamacher (YO-suhf HAH-mah-kuhr) An inmate at the Catholic hospital who shares a ward with Albert, Paul, and Peter, Hamacher has a "shooting license" because he is considered brain damaged and shares inside information about the Dead Room.
Chief Surgeon A staff member at the Catholic hospital, he delights in experimental operations on the flat feet of soldiers, whom he ruins for life.
