# Kamarad — A Yankee in the Trenches character guide

> Kamarad in A Yankee in the Trenches by Robert Derby Holmes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-xi-prisoners

## Who they are

A German prisoner or term used for surrendering enemy soldiers.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Kamarad represents German soldiers surrendering or calling out, creating a tense dynamic of capture or deception with the narrator.

### [Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/crane)

_rivalry_

Crane and Kamarad represent opposing sides in combat, with Crane likely engaging or capturing German soldiers.

### [Boche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/boche)

_rivalry_

Boche and Kamarad are both German entities, but Kamarad may represent a surrendering or captured soldier, creating a complex dynamic of enemy and prisoner.

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

_rivalry_

Kamarad represents German soldiers surrendering or calling out, creating a tense dynamic of capture or deception with the narrator.

### [Boche](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/boche)

_rivalry_

Boche and Kamarad are both German entities, but Kamarad may represent a surrendering or captured soldier, creating a complex dynamic of enemy and prisoner.

### [Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/crane)

_rivalry_

Crane and Kamarad represent opposing sides in combat, with Crane likely engaging or capturing German soldiers.

## In the story

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

German prisoners cry 'Mercy, kamarad' as they surrender en masse.

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

A German prisoner who speaks English and complains about the tanks being unfair.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters/kamarad
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_yankee_in_the_trenches_se/characters