Downfall (campaign)

Downfall is the 15th and last campaign mission of the Call of Duty: World at War campaign and of the Eastern Front segment of the campaign.
==Characters==
*Dimitri Petrenko (playable) (W.I.A.)
*Viktor Reznov
*Arseni (K.I.A.)
*Commissar Markhov
*Slayov (K.I.A.) 
*Roksanov (K.I.A.) 
==Plot==
In this sequel to "Heart of the Reich", the player fights inside the Reichstag, a building in which the player's final fight takes place. The player must first enter the lobby of the Reichstag, eliminating all of the German forces inside. Then the player must proceed up the stairs to encounter more SS soldiers.
Eliminate them all then proceed down the hall. The player will see some scenes of Russians fighting and then killing Germans inside the rooms that they barricaded themselves in. Continue to the parliament room with plenty of Germans taking cover. Sergeant Reznov will tell the player to go upstairs and provide cover fire. Near the door upstairs is a PTRS-41 rifle, and upstairs in the balcony there are 3 more. Use what the player learned in "Vendetta" and shoot the fuel tanks of flamethrower wielding Germans to blow them up. There are several PTRS-41s around the area, so to conserve ammo, do not waste ammo by taking all the sniper rifles with lots of reserve ammo left. Shoot the Germans with the Panzerschrecks first, as though most of the soldiers will not notice you, some may do so. If ammunition runs short go downstairs and grab weapons from the Germans, such as STG-44s, MP40s, or Gewehr 43s. A last objective in this room requires the player to find a Panzerschreck and use it to shoot down the Reichsadler (huge eagle symbol) on the front wall of the room, destroying the most prominent symbol of the Third Reich, as well as the remaining SS underneath. Once the player does, two Russians will try and force open a door held by Germans, and Reznov will assist them, once the door is broken down, go through, a small party of Germans will be waiting. Once they are neutralized, proceed upstairs to the roof, which will bring the final and hardest battle of the mission.
The final battle's difficulty is due to the fact that there is very little cover on the roof, and many enemies encountered on the same level as the player are wielding STG-44s and MP40s, which can be devastating at close range. Added on to the fact that there are grenades constantly being lobbed at you, multiple Panzerschreck toting enemies with height advantages, and a fortified MG42 at the far end of the defenses. The Machine gunner can be killed by a Mosin-Nagant or a PTRS-41 if aimed well enough. The Panzerschrecks will likely be the most dangerous enemies as it will take two hits to kill you, if not one. Also accounting for multiple enemies shooting at the player from close range. The Rocket soldiers should be dealt with quickly, as they will likely deliver a "1-2 Punch" and dispose of the player quickly.
It is advised that the player takes cover and use any remaining grenades the player has or go to the small cubicles at the left side as the player can flank the Germans. Once all the remaining Germans are killed, follow Reznov to the front entrance. The soldier holding the flag will be killed, but do not fear, a missile strike (presumably from the trucks in the beginning of "Heart of the Reich") will take out the Germans that shot the flag bearer. Take the flag and move towards the Nazi Flagpole. Once there a dying German soldier will pop up out of hiding, and shoot Petrenko almost fatally with a Walther P38, only to be cut twice then impaled in the back by a machete-wielding Reznov. Reznov then carries the player forward a bit, assuring the player that he will make it, since Petrenko has cheated death before. Keep moving forward once Reznov cuts the Nazi flag's ropes, and the player plants the Soviet flag, ending the mission. The National Anthem of the Soviet Union is played during the end of the mission. 
This is followed by a video containing President Harry Truman's voice mentioning the German surrender in Europe, the bombing of Hiroshima, and General MacArthur's speech following the Japanese surrender, and finally Treyarch's summary of the war, which states "60 million lives were lost as a result of World War 2. It was the most destructive conflict in human history." Once finished the credits will roll, which at the beginning says the game is dedicated to the veterans of WWII who sacrificed their lives for the preservation of liberty.
==Weapon Loadout==
Starting Loadout
SVT-40 menu icon WaW.png|SVT-40.
TT-33 menu icon WaW.png|TT-33.
Found in level
Gewehr 43 menu icon WaW.png|Gewehr 43. Used by Waffen SS
Kar98k menu icon WaW.png|Kar98k. Used by Waffen SS
M2 Flamethrower third person WaW.png|M2 Flamethrower. Used by Waffen SS
MG42 menu icon WaW.png|MG42. Emplaced weapon
Mosin-Nagant menu icon WaW.png|Mosin-Nagant. Used by the Red Army
MP40 menu icon WaW.png|MP40. Used by Waffen SS
Walther P-38 menu icon WaW.png|Walther P38. Used by the Waffen SS as a secondary weapon; the handgun used to shoot Dimitri Petrenko.
Panzerschreck profile view WaW.png|Panzerschreck. Used by Waffen SS
PPSh-41 menu icon WaW.png|PPSh-41. Used by the Red Army
PTRS-41 menu icon WaW.png|PTRS-41. Found on the balcony
STG44 menu icon WaW.png|STG-44. Used by Waffen SS
SVT-40 menu icon WaW.png|SVT-40. Used by the Red Army
Bazooka model WaW.png|M9A1 Bazooka. Used by the Red Army
Flag 1st Person WaW.png|Red Army Flag. Used by Arseni and then must be used by one of the players.
==Achievements/Trophies==
Stabbed In The Heart (/) - Complete all missions on the Eastern Front.
Bearing the Burden (/) - Complete "Downfall" on Veteran.
War Hero (/) - Complete the game.
Hardened War Hero (/) - Complete the game on Hardened or Veteran.
==Transcript==
==Gallery==
Downfall2.jpg|Dimitri Petrenko holding the Soviet flag, overlooking Berlin. Viktor Reznov is on the right.
Reznov_and_Russian_Flag_Downfall_WaW.png|Reznov smiling next to the Soviet flag.
Reznov_avenging_Dimitri_WaW.png|Reznov avenging Dimitri.
Russian Flag Downfall WaW.png|The player holding the Soviet flag in Cooperative gameplay.
==Video Walkthrough==
Call of Duty World at War - Campaign - Downfall
==Trivia==
*Many Germans encountered in this level are dressed in Waffen SS officer's uniforms and often sport Iron Cross medals. According to the commissar, this is because elements of SS honor guards are present in the defense of the Reichstag. Most of them also wear bandages.
*A glitch will sometimes occur when the bandaged Waffen-SS soldiers are gibbed with their legs contorting and twisting backwards. When this glitch does not occur, the bandages will be intact even moving while the limb was torn off.
*Oddly, when an enemy soldier is killed with a Molotov Cocktail, no flames will appear on their body and any bandaged Waffen-SS soldiers killed with Molotovs will not have their bandages burnt.
*It is briefly possible to see the outside of the Reichstag at the start of the mission. All of the geometry outside is gone and the doors appear to be in different locations.
*The large Nazi eagle hanging above the chairman's seats can be shot down with a Panzerschreck. Reznov will notice and comment on this.
*Throughout this level, eerie zombie-like sounds can be heard emanating within the Reichstag. They include ghostly shrieks, beasts roaring (sometimes laughing), maniacal laughter and other creepy ambient sounds. These sounds can also be heard in the Asylum in Ring of Steel. These are most common in the ground floor, parliament rooms, and balconies.
*The doors the Russians need to push down is built with different material; The left side seems to be made of metal while the right side is made of wood.
*Playing in co-op will not cause the final cinematic to be slowed down.
*When playing co-op, all players gain control over Dimitri when walking forward to plant the flag.
*When the Soviet flag is about to be planted, one can see the tower that appears in Eviction, but it remains intact.
*The German flags in the intro cutscene have no swastikas.
**Additionally, the preview image for the mission shows that all of the Nazi flags in the parliament floor have either had their swastikas removed or replaced with the iron cross.
*The intro shows the German POW execution with three soldiers gathered around the German, but in Eviction, there are only two.
**In addition, the intro shows the German POW being executed with a Tokarev TT-33, when it is actually done with a Mosin-Nagant.
*The Wii version reduces the ending sequence to a cutscene rather than being playable.
*When planting the Soviet flag, a choir can be heard singing the Soviet anthem.
**However, the anthem being played is the version that was introduced in 1977.
*In the part of the game where Dimitri is shot while preparing to plant the flag and Reznov cuts the flag rope, the console version of the game uses slow motion in some parts, whereas the PC version does not.
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