Who is Horst Von Epp from Mila 18 and what is their importance? Mila_18 English & Literature Horst Von Epp | Mila 18

Von Epp is the quintessential opportunist. An educated and cultured German, Von Epp is placed in the position of controlling the news that leaves Warsaw bound for world readership. While he finds the Nazi behaviors distasteful and crass, he nevertheless accepts them. He believes that the winning side has the right to do whatever it wants, and his future well-being depends upon his outward loyalty to the Nazi leadership. He develops a mutually respectful relationship with Chris De Monti. He assists Chris in getting into the ghetto in order to avoid his being found and executed by the Nazis once they discover that Chris has secreted out material damaging to them.