| | | | PART 1 FATHERLAND SEPTEMBER 1942 |
| 1 | Josef Anton | Starzmann | An former friar. aka: Bruder Nazarius. |
| | Adolf | Hitler | A German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. |
| | Bruno | Franke | Anton's new landlord. Aka: Bruno Möbelbauer. |
| 2 | Anita | | Anton's sister. Aka: Sister Bernadette. |
| 3 | Elisabeth | Herter | Anton's acquaintance. |
| | Albert | | One of Elisabeth's children. Aka: Al. |
| | Paul Jr. | | One of Elisabeth's children. |
| | Maria | | One of Elisabeth's children. |
| | Paul | Herter | Elisabeth's first husband. |
| | Frau | Hertz | Elisabeth's landlady. |
| | Bruder | Matthias | Anton's acquaintance. |
| 4 | Vater Emil | | A priest. |
| 5 | Wilhelm II | | Former German Emperor. |
| | Napoleon | Bonaparte | A French statesman and military leader. |
| | Martin Luther | King, Jr. | An African American minister and activist. |
| | Widukind | | The leader of the Saxons. |
| | Charlemagne | | Former King of the Franks. |
| | | | PART 2 LET LOVE CARRY ALL YOUR WORDS Oct.-Dec. 1942 |
| 8 | Herr | Egger | One of Elisabeth's friends. |
| | Frau | Gerhard | One of Elisabeth's friends. |
| 10 | Frau | Werner | Al's acquaintance. |
| | Claudia | | Elisabeth's acquaintance. |
| 11 | Frau | Abt | One of Anton's acquaintances. |
| | Frau | Schneider | One of Anton's acquaintances. |
| 12 | Rillie | Enns | One of Anton's acquaintances. |
| 13 | Marlene | Dietrich | A German-American actress and singer. |
| | | | PART 3 THE WAYS A MAN MIGHT EARN HIS PAY |
| | | | Feb - May 1943 |
| 15 | Frau | Becker | Anton's acquaintance. |
| 16 | Rudolf von | Gersdorff | An officer in the German Army. |
| 18 | Detlef | Pohl | Anton's acquaintance. |
| | | | PART 4 DEATH HAS ONE EYE OCTOBER 1943 - APRIL 1944 |
| 22 | Paul von | Hindenburg | A German general and statesman. |
| 23 | Frau | Müller | One of Anton's acquaintances. |
| | Frau | Bösch | One of Anton's acquaintances. Aka: Frau Brotmacher. |
| | Herr | Frost | One of Anton's acquaintances |
| | Frau | Frost | One of Anton's acquaintances. |
| 24 | Christine | Weber | A teacher. |
| 27 | Frau | Franke | Bruno Franke's wife. |
| | Janz | Essert | One of Bruno Franke's friends. |
| | Hofer | Voigt | One of Bruno Franke's friends. |
| 28 | Millie | | One of the refugee children. |
| | Elsie | | Millie's twin sister. |
| | Frau | Hornik. | Millie and Elsie's mother. |
| | Herr | Derichs | Father Emil's acquaintance. |
| | | | PART 5 BELL SONG JULY 1944 - MAY 1945 |
| 29 | | Geißler | One of an Egerlanders. |
| 31 | | von Galen | A bishop. |
| | Benito | Mussolini | Former Prime Minister of Italy. |
| | László | Baky | The leading member of the Hungarian Nazi movement. |
| | Ion | Antonescu | Former Prime Minister of Romania. |
| 32 | Denis | | One of the teenage musicians. |
| | Erik | | One of the teenage musicians. |
| | Duke | Ellington | An American composer. |
| | Cab | Calloway | An American singer. |
| | Richard | Wagner | A German composer. |
| 34 | Eugin | | Anton's acquaintance. |
| 36 | Frau | Sommer | Elisabeth's acquaintance. |
| 41 | Heinrich | Himmler | One of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. |
| | Gotthard | Heinrici | Considered as the premier defensive expert of the Wehrmacht. |
| | Dwight D. | Eisenhower | 34th U.S. President |
