All Quiet on the Western Front
Why does josef hamacher claim he threw the bottle?
This is from chapter 10
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This is from chapter 10
Josef says that he has a shooting license, meaning he is a sniper or sharpshooter. He is desperately valuable for the German army so he is pretty much "untouchable" for minor infractions like throwing a bottle.