All Quiet on the Western Front Scene 3

Scene 3

• Himmelstoss has the detachment perform drills.
• First, he has them lie in the mud and advance slowly at his command in a sadistic game of red light, green light.
• Then he has them march.
• When he commands them to sing, the detachment sings weakly, so Himmelstoss orders them back to the mud drills.
• The next time he orders them to sing, they sing loud and proud.