German Soldier (Tanis dig)

commanding brusque authoritative pragmatic

Unnamed German soldier at the Tanis excavation who enforces Nazi control through brusque, commanding orders. Appears multiple times interacting with local workers and Sallah — bossing locals at meals (demanding stew and water, snapping at Sallah), ordering Indy back to the digs, and directing recovery of a stuck jeep (calling for rope, coordinating a truck for leverage). Represents petty, entitled occupier behavior across scenes at the Tanis dig.

4 appearances

Nazi dig site operations

Also known as: Jeep German, Hungry German, Tanis German Soldier

German Soldier …'s Journey

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4 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Coerced to the Jeep: Sallah Pressed into Service

Brusque and commanding; focused on practical problems and maintaining control over the site.

The Jeep German spots Sallah, calls to him from ten yards away, interrogates his presence, and issues a brusque order to bring the rope, redirecting local labor and resources toward …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Kettle Distraction — Sallah Forced to Serve

Irritable and commanding, driven by appetite and the need to display authority through coercion.

Off-screen, the German sharply commands food—pointing at the kettle and berating Sallah—using hunger and rank to extract immediate service and reassert control over local labor.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Sallah Endures the Kettle

Impatient and unempathetic, treating local labor as an instrument to be ordered; casual assertion of dominance underlies the demand.

A German soldier cuts through the scene with a short, commanding demand — 'Water. Bring us water.' — asserting entitlement and halting Sallah's brief escape from service.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Skylight Escape Compromised

Irritated and commanding — expects obedience and reacts quickly when a subordinate seems to disobey.

Off-screen, the German voice calls for water and directs labor toward the digs, immediately fixes his attention on Indy when Sallah leaves, and issues an irritated command that forces Indy …

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Affiliation

German forces (Nazi military pursuing the Ark)

Military Excavations and Security Operations in Egypt