Gladow's criminal partner who previously worked for the Allied occupation forces, hanging Nazi war criminals. He rejects an offer from ex-Nazis to join the West German police if he flees to West Berlin. Instead, he remains in an East German prison until his death in 1959, believing he feels freer inside prison than in any ordered society. His stance mirrors his earlier imprisonment by the Nazis for refusing to fight in WWII.
Represents the protagonist's consistent anti-authoritarian stance across different historical periods.
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