List of Unnamed Characters in Where Eagles Dare
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Alpenkorps Captain
A German officer who led the raid on John Smith and Morris Schaffer's safehouse in the village. He and his men had to flee the building after they accidentally set off explosive booby traps left by the two Allied commandos inside.
Alpenkorps Corporal
A German soldier stationed in the Schloss Adler. During his superior the Alpenkorps lieutenant's attempt to get at the intruders who were holed up in the castle's radio room, he was instructed to go and alert Colonel Kramer of the break-in. He found Kramer, Reichsmarshal Rosemeyer, Anne-Marie Schwartz, Captain von Brauchitsch and Sergeant Hartmann all fast asleep in the Golden Hall, having been injected with nembutal.
Alpenkorps Senior Lieutenant
This lieutenant led the Nazis' assault against the intruders holed up in the Schloss Adler's radio room. After being tricked into thinking they'd escaped out a window, he and his men ran from the room allowing the commandos to slip out before the lieutenant and his men realized they'd been tricked and doubled back.
Alpenkorps Sergeant
A sergeant who served under Colonel Weissner. He assisted Weissner in searching for John Smith and Morris Schaffer after the two escaped his custody. He later assisted the German captain in searching the safehouse, before it blew up. He and the captain escaped the explosion.
Helicopter Pilot
The pilot of of Reichsmarschal Julius Rosemeyer's helicopter. While he was working on the aircraft in the cold, he was told by John Smith that Rosemeyer wanted him on the phone, and directed him to the Schloss Adler's telephone office nearby. Entering, he was knocked out and tied up by Morris Schaffer. Later, he was found and freed by Captain von Brauchitsch.
Jaeger Captain
A young German officer in the Zum Wilden Hirsch when John Smith's group came in. He watched with distaste as Smith flirted with a waitress named Heidi Schmidt, and chided him for behavior unbecoming an officer of the Wehrmacht. Smith replied that the major ought to respect him, identifying himself as Major Bernd Himmler.
Radio Operator
A British radio operator who worked closely with Colonel Wyatt-Turner and Vice-Admiral Rolland. His callsign was Danny Boy. Whenever John Smith, whose callsign was Broadsword, contacted him, he would alert Turner and Rolland. He appeared to be the only person besides them and Smith who knew the true purpose of Smith's mission.
Soldier
This German soldier encountered Smith and Schaffer inside the Schloss Adler when they were attempting to disable the telephones. He was disarmed and tied up and left in a side room. Later, when a fire was spreading the castle as the group was attempting to escape, Smith remembered the soldier, and went and untied him, rescuing him from the fire. Schaffer considered this foolhardy, but Smith wryly suggested the German would feel differently.
Young Senior Lieutenant
A German lieutenant who walked in on Smith, Schaffer and Mary in the Schloss Adler. He was knocked out and tied up by them, but later found and freed by Captain von Brauchitsch.
