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All Quiet on the Western Front · Character

Sister Libertine

A nun who cares for wounded soldiers in a hospital.

minor

First appearance: i

Sister Libertine's tie to Albert Kropp is one of the pressures that moves All Quiet on the Western Front—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Sister Libertine first appears in 0002 i.

With Albert Kropp (social): Kropp interacts with Sister Libertine as a patient and nurse, with a tone of respectful but distant care. With Albert Kropp (social): Kropp interacts with Sister Libertine as a patient and nurse, with a tone of respectful but distant care.

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AKAlbert KroppJHJosef HamacherFKFranz KemmerichKAKatczinskySLSister Libertine

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See Sister Libertine in i
See Sister Libertine in i