▁Party . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁reason ▁for ▁joining ▁was ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁very ▁young ▁and ▁a ▁des perate ▁Party ▁rec ru iter ▁had ▁bought ▁him ▁be er . ▁Le ut nant ▁K j ars ▁D ago bert ▁Win zig : ▁the ▁ 4 6 9 th ' s ▁self - app oint ed ▁political ▁officer . ▁A ▁concert ▁pian ist ▁in ▁civil ian ▁life , ▁the ▁bl ond , ▁blue - ey ed ▁Win zig ▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic , ▁arm band - we aring ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Hitler ▁and ▁Naz ism . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁actually ▁a ▁party ▁member , ▁since ▁( as ▁he ▁shame fac edly ▁explained ) ▁" party ▁members ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁dues ". ▁Ober le ut nant ▁Rosen ▁K aval ier : ▁ace ▁Luft wa ffe ▁pilot , ▁and ▁the ▁Pe ach ' s ▁f ian cé . ▁A ▁cheer ful ▁advent urer , ▁bold ▁and ▁br ash , ▁Rosen ▁( wh ose ▁real ▁name , ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁British ▁father , ▁was ▁Mel vin ▁Gon ville ▁R ams bottom ) ▁once ▁got ▁Pf irs ich ▁dr unk ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁heter osex ual ▁sex ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁experience ▁it ▁at ▁least ▁once . ▁This ▁encounter ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Pf irs ich ' s ▁son . ▁Ober ge fre iter ▁Heinrich ▁Do ber mann : ▁m un itions ▁expert . ▁As ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁training ▁accident ▁on ▁a ▁mine field , ▁Do ber