- Wilhelm Winter: Most people think that war is about fighting. That's not true. It's about waiting: the next attack, the next meal, the next morning.
- Friedhelm Winter: The older the war, the younger the soldiers.
- Wilhelm Winter: To start with, on the battlefield, you fight for your country. Later, when doubt sets in, you fight for your comrades, whom you can't leave in the lurch. But what when nobody else is left? When you're alone and the only one you can deceive is yourself? What do you fight for then?