Answer: Werner is one of the characters of the story childhood before war.
Explanation:
Werner was native of Zollverein, Germany. He was an orphan who had knowledge of science and mechanics. He used to live with his sister in an orphanage. He fixed a broken radio, his daughter used to listen to the French professor who was delivering a broadcast related to science. Werner used to dream about becoming a scientist. But he was sent to coal mine to work when he was 15 years old.