# Joseph Behm — All Quiet on the Western Front character guide

> Joseph Behm in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Behm

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

A reluctant recruit who is among the first to die.

## Relationships

### [Mittelstaedt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_quiet_on_the_western_front_se/characters/mittelstaedt)

_social_

Joseph Behm and Mittelstaedt were fellow students, with Behm being one of the first to die after being pressured into enlisting.

### [Mittelstaedt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_quiet_on_the_western_front_se/characters/mittelstaedt)

_social_

Joseph Behm and Mittelstaedt were fellow students, with Behm being one of the first to die after being pressured into enlisting.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/all_quiet_on_the_western_front_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as the one who hesitated to enlist; later killed in action after being left for dead.

## Links

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