- Woman in rationed food line: What are you doing? Back of the line!
- Another Woman in rationed food line: What's wrong with the old cow? Cutting in line!
- Man in rationed food line: Leave the woman alone.
- Woman cutting in rationed food line: My Adolf is dead.
- Woman in rationed food line: Think you're the only one? That's no reason to cut in line. Go to the back!
- Karl: [arrives home from the front and is shocked to find his wife in bed with another man] Well, well. Well, you can just go on kissing. Well? Why are you not kissing? I said go on kissing! Take the blanket off. Take it off!
- Karl's Mutter - Karl's Mother: You've been away from home too long.
- Karl: Eighteen months and nine days to be exact.
- Karl's Mutter - Karl's Mother: You can't leave women alone like that. You just can't.
- Karl: Is that my fault?
- Karl's Mutter - Karl's Mother: Is it anyone's fault?
- Der Bayer - The Bavarian: [standing in a shell crater] Come on in, folks! Best accommodations in town, guaranteed shell-proof! But it won't cost you 20 cents or even 10! Today only, half price for soldiers and free for dames!
- Der Student: Boom boom, mademoiselle. Your countrymen are very impolite. Not nice.
- Yvette - Die Französin: Dear God, this war! All this senseless killing! They'll frighten me to death!
- Der Student: Don't tremble like that. Don't be afraid. I'm here. I am with you. With... you.
- Veronika: [singing] Today I parade around in my finest dress, Just take a look at the front, It's just a bit racy, And the back side has something for the audience too, Tra la la, It's May and here I stand, And all shout for Veronika! When the little daisies bloom, Violets and mignonettes, You must kneel before me, And speak to me of love, How aroused I'll be, When I look passionately into your blue eyes!
- Der Student: Are you running off?
- Karl: I got home leave!
- Der Student: You lucky dog! At the Brussels station you can buy heaps of sausage! And bacon and eggs!
- Karl: And schnapps! I'll buy it all! Their jaws will drop back home! And my wife is still a sweet young thing. Finally someone to cuddle with again!
- Yvette - Die Französin: Stay! Don't go!
- Der Student: I can't let my comrades win the war on their own.
- Yvette - Die Französin: What a disaster! This war is crazy! People all crazy! Don't go! Stay here.
- Der Leutnant - The Lieutenant: Goddamn it! Friendly fire!
- [to communications operator]
- Der Leutnant - The Lieutenant: Tell them to direct the fire further ahead! What's wrong?
- [telephone not working]
- Der Leutnant - The Lieutenant: Shit!
- Veronika: [singing] Silk stockings make my legs look fine, That's the reason Max is mine, To see me in my finery, Will whet his appetite...
- Karl's Frau - Karl's Wife: You're happy to go.
- Karl: Ya! Just can't wait to get back to the trenches.
- Karl's Frau - Karl's Wife: Three more minutes.
- Karl: To see the student and all my other comrades. Funny, huh? But that's how it is when you've lain in the muck together for so long.
- Final Title Card: The End?
- Der Bayer - The Bavarian: Over here, sweetie. Gimme some of that negro sweat!
- Yvette - Die Französin: Stop your moaning. Here's your coffee.
- Der Bayer - The Bavarian: Now that's love. Give me a kiss. I'm crazy about you.