Herman Dietrich

Colonel Dietrich is the Nazi German's Commanding Officer. He was in charge of the digging site of the location of the Ark Of The Covenant. This task was given to him by Belloq, as Belloq wanted the Ark for himself, as Dietrich wanted to show the prize to Hitler. Dietrich hadn't the slightest idea of that the digging was done in the wrong place, until Belloq noticed the diggers from a distance from the main digsite. When Belloq told him he wanted Marion Ravenwood for himself after she was dropped in the Well Of The Souls where Indiana Jones was, Dietrich replied that the girl was of no concern to him; only the mission to his Führer matters, and that Belloq seemed to forget that. When Indiana and Marion escaped, Dietrich, Belloq and Toht sat in the car driving in front of the truck transporting the Ark to the nearest harbour, and caught up in a skirmish with Iniana Jones' successful effort to capture the truck and pushing them on the wrong way. Eventually they caught up with Idy and the Ark again, transporting it to a remote island between Crete and the mainland of Greece. Dietrich, being a Nazi, asked Belloq if it's really necessary to hold a Jewish ritual to reveal the Ark's contents, in which Belloq asks him of preferring the Ark opening in front of Hitler, thus revealing whether it's the true Ark or not. Indiana once again caught up with him in which the two briefly negociate. Indy is eventually captured. Dietrich watches on as Belloq performs his ritual, and is at first enraged of seeing dust and sand in the Ark. The rage turns to surprise and wonder when the spirits are released. Dietrich too witnesses the transformation of the spirit to the Angel of Death, also stalled in his position, screaming in fear. He succumbs first to the power of the Ark, as after the white glow overtake him; his skull implodes on itself, making him look like a shrivelled zombie; killing him.