Charged with the implementation of the Nazi directives relative to the "Jewish problem," Funk is a loyal Nazi who is focused upon the wholesale destruction of the Jews and the ghetto in which they reside. He is committed to the Nazi cause and believes that Jews are sub-human and responsible for all the ills of Germany throughout history. He battles the resistance forces in the ghetto with all the military might at his disposal and is continually surprised and humiliated when such a small and poorly-armed force is able to kill and scatter his forces. Ultimately, he raids the ghetto by air, destroying it completely. The final efforts of the few survivors, however, provide an additional defeat for Funk, along with the failure of his efforts to locate the sites of the hidden journal volumes which depict the despicable acts of the Nazis.