- Hans Scholten: What are you doing with the knife?
- Albert Mutz: I'm taking it!
- Hans Scholten: We're not playing Indians.
- Albert Mutz: I thought you didn't shoot at night - you attacked with knives.
- Wounded Soldier: Look at sonny-boy.
- Knight of the Iron Cross: Have some chocolate before they put you in a box.
- Klaus Hager: Coming to the bridge after school? They say that's where the bomb was.
- Franziska: I'll come.
- Mrs. Mutz: Here are your socks.
- Albert Mutz: We shall have army socks.
- Mrs. Mutz: But you must have some to change into.
- Albert Mutz: Soldiers don't change their socks in battle.
- Mrs. Borchert: What sort of boy is Walter?
- Jurgen Borchert: He's the best sort. But I'm sorry for him.
- Mrs. Borchert: Why?
- Jurgen Borchert: He doesn't believe in anything.
- Mrs. Borchert: Next time you cut trees down in my wood, ask me first!
- Mr. Forst: I won't do that. It's for victory, don't forget!
- Mr. Forst: We know how to deal with people who undermine confidence in the Party. Don't forget that.
- Mr. Forst: You wait till tomorrow. You'll learn a thing or two. It's time you had some discipline! The army will make a man of you!
- Walter Forst: [sarcastically] A man like you?
- Stern: I can't see these boys sacrificed pointlessly at the end of the war!
- Fröhlich: I've spoken to your boys. They are idealists. They believe in fighting for their ideals. They want to save their Fatherland. They believe what you taught them. Hölderlin. German Textbook for Older Students. The battle is ours, O Fatherland! Count not the dead!
- Stern: But, Herr Fröhlich, all these ideals - freedom, Fatherland, a hero's death - they've all been betrayed!
- Fröhlich: A few days ago I heard that my son had been killed in action. Has he been betrayed?
- Stern: I'm sorry. I don't think I can be a teacher again after the war.
- Sigi Bernhard: What's for dinner?
- Mother Bernhard: Cabbage.
- Sigi Bernhard: Cabbage again?
- Mother Bernhard: There isn't anything else.
- Karl Horber: They're all filthy!
- Klaus Hager: What did you say?
- Karl Horber: All girls are filthy!
- Klaus Hager: You're crazy.
- Karl Horber: Your Franziska too!
- Walter Forst: I'm joining up tomorrow.
- Mr. Forst: Yes, I know.
- Walter Forst: But Herr Forst, our area organizer, is running away! To serve his leader and his country! Are you taking Miss Lehmann? The girl from the office.
- Mr. Forst: Shut your mouth!
- Walter Forst: The whole town knows that's why you sent Mother away! Just so you could go off with that bitch!
- Mr. Forst: Get out! You're drunk!
- Walter Forst: Yes, on drink provided to our heroes on the home front!
- Walter Forst: You slept with him, didn't you? Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!
- Miss Lehmann: Your father is much nicer than you.