Discharged Czechoslovak lieutenant appointed trustee of the Heidenmann manor. He takes Adelheid as a captive maid, falls in love with her, and struggles between his desire and national sympathies. He narrowly escapes death when Hansgeorg returns, refuses to testify against Adelheid, and ultimately wanders into a snow-covered landscape toward a minefield.
Protagonist struggles with moral and emotional division between personal love and wartime allegiance.
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