# The Germans — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

> The Germans in A Yankee in the Trenches by Robert Derby Holmes.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Germans, the Germans

**First appearance:** 0004-i-joining-the-british-army

## Who they are

The enemy holding the sap beyond High Wood—two machine guns, a sunken road, and a lethal grip on ground the battalion must take.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

The Germans are the enemy force opposing the narrator, engaging in combat and constant threat during the war.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

The Germans are the enemy force opposing the narrator, engaging in combat and constant threat during the war.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

The Germans are the enemy force opposing the narrator, engaging in combat and constant threat during the war.

## In the story

### [III: A Trench Raid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/iii-a-trench-raid)

The enemy soldiers encountered during the raid; many are killed or wounded.

### [X: Following the Tanks Into Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/x-following-the-tanks-into-battle)

Defenders of High Wood, estimated at ten thousand, with concrete positions and machine guns; many surrender when tanks arrive.

### [XI: Prisoners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xi-prisoners)

The batch of prisoners taken at High Wood, described as dazed, scared, and expecting harsh treatment.

### [XIV: The Last Time Over the Top](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/xiv-the-last-time-over-the-top)

Depicted as packed on the fire step with machine guns, and later as wounded prisoners aboard the hospital ship.

### [Glossary of Army Slang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/chapters/glossary-of-army-slang)

Mentioned as inventors of gas and the knuckle knife.

## Links

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