German Armed Forces

— The Wehrmacht's victory theme in Call of Duty: United Offensive
The German Armed Forces (or the and ) is the most prevalent of the antagonist forces in the Call of Duty series, and are the main antagonists in Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, Call of Duty 3,Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Vanguard. They also appear in Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
In the campaign of the Call of Duty series the German soldiers' fighting ability differ by the difficulty level chosen. Individual German soldiers do not have much strength or stamina in campaign mode so the player character can kill them easily. In Call of Duty 3 a melee grappling mode is enabled at certain points, in which the character must press a certain sequence of buttons in order to fight off an enemy soldier.
They wear different uniforms throughout each campaign, each suited to the theater of operations - light brown or tan uniforms for desert warfare and white and dark brown winter parkas for winter warfare.
==Heer==
The Heer was the land branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II and is by far the most prominent branch in the Call of Duty series in this respect. The Heer is seen in the form of infantry and panzer grenadiers which the player encounters the most. They're recognizable by their field grey uniforms (although varying in missions) and stalhelms. 
==Luftwaffe==
The Luftwaffe was the air branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II and is often seen in the form of planes which the player must either shoot down or take cover from. Their role in Call of Duty is limited as they are rarely confronted directly. However, the Fallschirmjägers, the Luftwaffe's paratroopers, are much more common and appear regularly throughout Call of Duty, especially in the American campaign.
==Kriegsmarine==
The Kriegsmarine was the naval branch of the Wehrmacht during World War II. The most significant appearance of the Kriegsmarine is during the infiltration of Battleship Tirpitz in Call of Duty, where the player encounters Matrosengefreiter and Korvettenkapitän guards on the ship.
==Waffen-SS==
The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel. Although not a part of the Wehrmacht directly, they operationally served with the Heer. They are rarely seen, and often distinguishable from regular soldiers as their uniforms are slightly different as they wear camouflaged smocks and helmet covers, wear SS runes on the collars, have an eagle on the sleeve, divisional cuff titles on the left, and black shoulder boards for the enlisted men.
==Weapons and Vehicles==
===Guns===
9mm SAP Model WWII.png|Walther P38
Klauser Gunsmith VG.png|Luger
Mauser C96 menu icon BOII.png|Mauser C96
Machine Pistol Gunsmith VG.png|Machine Pistol
Kar98k Gunsmith VG.png|Kar98k
G-43 Gunsmith VG.png|Gewehr 43
Karabin menu icon WWII.png|Karabin
SVT-40 Gunsmith VG.png|SVT-40
PPSh-41 Gunsmith VG.png|PPSh-41
Volksturmgewehr Gunsmith VG.png|Volkssturmgewehr
M30 Luftwaffe Drilling menu icon WWII.png|M30 Luftwaffe Drilling
STG-44 Gunsmith VG.png|STG-44
FG 42 menu icon WWII.png|FG42
Waffe 28 menu icon WWII.png|Waffe 28
MP40 Gunsmith VG.png|MP40
MG 15 menu icon WWII.png|MG 15
MG34 Gunsmith Preview MW.png|MG34
MG42 Gunsmith VG.png|MG42
FlaK 88 sideways WaW.png|FlaK 88
Flak 38 HQ WWII.png|Flakvierling
Sfh18 use WWII.png|sFH 18
KN-44 Model BO3.png|KN-44 (dream sequence in "Demon Within")
Haymaker 12 Gunsmith model BO3.png|Haymaker 12 (dream sequence in "Demon Within")
Locus Model BO3.png|Locus (dream sequence in "Demon Within")
===Explosives===
*Panzerfaust 60
*Panzerschreck
*Flammenwerfer 35
*Stielhandgranate
*8 cm GrW 34
*Kz 8 cm GrW 42
*Nebelwerfer 41
*V-2 Rocket
===Aircraft===
*Messerschmitt BF109
*Junkers Ju 87
*Messerschmitt Me 323
*Junkers Ju 52
*Focke-Wulf 200 Condor
*Heinkel He 111
===Ground Vehicles===
*BMW R75
*Kübelwagen
*Opel Blitz
*SdKfz 2
*Sd. Kfz. 10
*Sd. Kfz. 222
*Sd. Kfz. 251
*Horch 1a
*Panzer II
*Panzer III
*Panzer IV
*Panther
*Tiger I
*Tiger II
*Elefant
==German Military Personnel==
*Gen. Hermann Freisinger (K.I.A)
*Gen. Leo Steiner (K.I.A.)
*Maj. Gen. Edward Richtofen (Ultimis version shot by Primis version in The Giant).
*Dr. Ludvig Maxis
*Capt. Jannick Richter (K.I.A.)
*Capt. Metz (K.I.A.)
*Brig. Gen., SS-Und Polizeiführer Heinrich (K.I.A.)
*Dr. Peter Straub (K.I.A.)
*Grüppenführer Heinz Richter (K.I.A.)
*Major General Heinrich Amsel (K.I.A.)
*Brigadier General Richter (K.I.A.)
*Colonel Huber (K.I.A.)
*Colonel Baumann (K.I.A.)
*Colonel Keller (K.I.A.)
*Colonel Sauer (K.I.A.)
*German Tank Commander (K.I.A.)
*German Rifleman (Unknown)
*Doctor Friedrich Steiner (K.I.A.)
==Call of Duty 2==
In Russia, German soldiers wear grey uniforms with masks and a helmet or white winter uniforms either with black helmets or a hood. 
In North Africa, German Soldiers resemble the Afrika Korps with brown uniforms and tan helmets, sometimes with goggles and a mask, or grey shirts with brown pants.
In France and the Rhine, German Soldiers wear field grey uniforms with helmets with decals on both sides. Members of the Spanish Blue Division also appear and wear either brown trenchcoats or grey uniforms with a camouflaged Zeltbahn (poncho). German Officers also appear in these areas, only using MP40s or Luger pistols and recognizable by their schirmmützen (caps).
==Call of Duty: World at War ==
===Campaign===
German Soldiers appear as enemies in every missions of the Soviet campaign, except in the level Downfall where they are replaced by SS Honor Guards. They wear german field grey uniforms with Stahlhelms or field caps and use Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifles, Kar98k rifles, MP40 submachine guns, Stielhandgranate grenades, mounted MG42s and Walther P38 pistols in last stand. 
Officers can also be encountered in different levels of the game and use MP40s. 
In the level Vendetta, Dimitri Petrenko and Viktor Reznov hunt a german general named Heinrich Amsel.
German Panzer IV and Tiger II tanks are encountered in the levels Vendetta, Their Land, Their Blood and Blood and Iron and Panther tanks in Blood and Iron. Most of the time the player has to destroy several of them to achieve the missions.
===Multiplayer===
The Wehrmacht is a playable faction in the european maps in the game, they always face the Red Army. 
German character models depends on the type of weapons used and also the perks. 
Riflemen, Submachine Gunners and Snipers are actually Waffen-SS troops, due to the SS woodland camouflage uniform used. They respectively wear a Stahlhelm, a field cap and a Stalhelm with leaves on it.
Machine Gunners and Shotgunners resembles Wehrmacht troops encountered in the campaign, they wear german field grey uniforms with Stahlhelms, the shotgunners have net cover on their helmets.
Panzer IV tanks can be used in the maps Downfall, Seelow, Outskirts and Roundhouse.
====Multiplayer Maps====
Asylum.jpg|Asylum
Breach.jpg|Breach
Corrosionscreenshot.jpg|Corrosion
Dome.jpg|Dome
Downfall MP.jpg|Downfall
Nightfire.jpg|Nightfire
Outskirts.jpg|Outskirts
Revolution.jpg|Revolution
Roundhouse.jpg|Roundhouse
Seelow.jpg|Seelow
Station.jpg|Station
Upheaval.jpg|Upheaval
===Zombies===
Edward Richtofen was a Major General in the German Army.
== Call of Duty: Black Ops==
===Campaign===
The German Army are the enemies in World War 2 level Project Nova, where the Red Army assault a grounded German Boat in order to capture the nazi scientist Friedrich Steiner with the Nova 6 supply.
They wear german winter uniforms with Stalhelms, and use STG-44 assault rifles, MP40 machine pistols, Stielhandgranate grenades, mounted MG42 machine guns and Panzerschreck RPGs. 
===Zombies===
The Ultimis incarnation of Edward Richtofen was a Major General in the German Army.
== Call of Duty: Black Ops III==
===Campaign===
The German Military is an enemy faction during a flashback during the mission "Demon Within". In this mission, the Player uses a DNI mental link to force their way into Sarah Hall's mind in which she re-imagines the that she references in her final paper at the Academy. The Player must fight against Hall's warped mental universe. In Hall's mind, the German Military and US Military are both mostly using 2060s-era weapons, with the exceptions being the King Tiger tank, the Stielhandgranates, and the mounted MG42s. 
Near the end of the mission, German Military zombies appear, attacking the player with vehement ferocity.
===Zombies===
The German Military appear zombified in the Zombies maps The Giant and Der Eisendrache. German soldiers are seen in the starting cutscene of Der Eisendrache transporting and defending Ultimis "Tank" Dempsey from capture by Primis characters.
The Ultimis version of Edward Richtofen was a Major General in the Wehrmacht.
==Call of Duty: WWII ==
===Campaign ===
The German military appear as the antagonists in every mission of the campaign in Call of Duty: WWII. they also commonly appear alongside the Waffen-SS who first appear in Death Factory. they use mostly German weapons but will sometimes use captured Russian weapons.
Submachine gunners wear grey uniforms with black pants and have field caps. In Liberation they have unique dark green uniforms and light green caps. In Battle of the Bulge they have black gloves. they use submachine guns such as the Waffe 28,MP40 and captured PPSh-41 SMGs. 
German Rifleman wear trench coats and helmets, in Battle of the Bulge they have gloves and scarf’s around their neck. They use Kar98k rifles or captured Russian SVT-40s. and Polish Karabins.
Shotgunners wear regular infantry uniforms and helmets but also have shotgun shells strapped to their uniforms, in battle of the Bulge they have Splittertarnmuster helmet covers and pants. They use either M30 Luftwaffe Drilling or Toggle Action shotguns.
Machine Gunners have ammo belts around their neck and helmets with leaves tied to them, in Liberation they wear regular helmets, they use either MG42 or MG 15 machine guns.
Flametroopers wear black gloves and a helmet with protective goggles. They use a Flammenwerfer 35 flamethrower. The fuel tank can be shot to set them on fire.
Rocket troopers have green bags filled with rockets and three tank destruction badges on their arms. They use Panzerschreck rocket launchers and Toggle action shotguns in close range.
Snipers Have a similar appearance to the Snipers from multiplayer, in Liberation the snipers from the houses wear submachine-gunners's grey unifrom, they use scoped Karabin semi auto rifles.
Officers wear grey officer uniforms and hats. Use MP40s and behave similar to sub machine gunners.
===Multiplayer ===
The German Army is playable for the majority of the Axis Powers except for the Airborne Division which features the Royal Italian Army.
== Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII ==
=== Zombies ===
The Ultimis version of Edward Richtofen was a Major General in the Wehrmacht.
==Call of Duty: Vanguard==
The German Army appear in every mission except The Battle of Midway and Numa Numa Trail.
Riflemen wear trench coats and helmets, they sometimes have masks over their face, in North Africa they have yellow clothing and winter clothing in Lady Nightingale. they use bolt action or semi auto rifles, the soldiers in North Africa have assault rifles.
Submachine gunners use MP40s with different attachments. in North Africa they have yellow pants and hats with green shirts and red desert goggles. they sometimes use Kar98 rifles with bayonets. Engineers appear in Phoenix, they also use MP40s but their guns have no attachments.
Shotgunners have helmets with straps and have shotguns shells strapped across their chest, they use Einhorn Revolving shotguns.
Snipers wear Ghilie suits and will use scoped G-43 or Kar98k rifles, in close range they use Klauser pistols. The snipers in North Africa have the same appearance as the submachinegunners.
Machine Gunners carry MG42 machine guns and have ammo belts across their chest.
Rocket Troopers carry Panzerschreck rocket launcers and carry Klauser pistols for close range.
A single German officer appears in Lady Nightingale, who uses a Machine Pistol.
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty and United Offensive===
The Wehrmacht appears in every mission, except in the United Offensive Multiplayer Berlin map.
German soldier khaki CoD1.png
German soldier grey CoD1.png
Wehrmacht Winter White UO.jpg|German soldier winter uniform (white) with kar98k.
Wehrmacht Winter Green UO.jpg|German soldier winter uniform (green) with kar98k.
Wehrmacht flamethrower UO.jpg|Flamethrower with Flammenwerfer 51.
Wehrmacht Officer CoD Uo.jpg|German officer with an MP-40.
Wehrmacht Tankman.jpg|Panzerwaffe tank crew member.
Fallschirmjäger soldier CoD1.png|Fallschirmjäger soldier.
Fallschirmjäger officer CoD1.png|Fallschirmjäger officer.
Cod1 german rifleman black helmet.jpg|Luftwaffe in black helemt soldier with K98k.
Luftwaffe Officer no camo.jpg|Luftwaffe officer.
Kriegsmarine sailor CoD1.png|Kriegsmarine sailor.
Kriegsmarine officer CoD1.png|Kriegsmarine officer.
Call of Duty-Germans shooting at Russian troops at Pavlov's house.jpg
Poster Deutsche CoD1.png|Propaganda poster: "Germany's European Mission".
Poster Luftwaffe CoD1.png|Propaganda poster: "Our air force".
Poster Mit unfern Fahnen CoD1.png|Propaganda poster: "With our flags come victory!"
Poster Panzer CoD1.png|Propaganda poster: "Tanks, your weapon".
Poster Sieg CoD1.png|Propaganda poster: "Victory at all cost".
Poster Waffen-SS CoD1.png|Propaganda poster: "Waffen-SS. Join at 17."
Kriegsmarine banner CoD1.png|link=Kriegsmarine|Kriegsmarine banner.
=== Call of Duty 2===
COD2.Heer.Winter.1..jpg|German soldier in the Soviet Union with a grey coat.
COD2.Heer.Winter.2..jpg|German soldier in winter clothing with a black helmet.
COD2.Heer.Winter.3..jpg|Hooded German soldier.
COD2.Heer.Winter.4..jpg|German sniper in Stalingrad.
COD2.Heer.Winter.Mortar.jpg|Two Germans using a mortar.
COD2.Heer.Afrika.1..jpg|Afrika Korps soldier.
COD2.Heer.Afrika.2..jpg|Afrika Korps soldier with goggles.
COD2.Heer.Afrika.3..jpg|Afrika Korps soldier with shirt.
COD2.Heer.Afrika.4..jpg|Afrika Korps soldier with goggles and mask.
COD2.Heer.Afrika.5..jpg|Afrika Korps soldier with an MP40.
COD2.Heer.Europe.1..jpg|German soldier with an MP44.
COD2.Heer.Europe.2..jpg|German soldier at Pointe Du Hoc.
COD2.Heer.Europe.3..jpg|Spanish soldier with a G43.
COD2.Heer.Europe.4..jpg|Spanish soldier with a Kar98.
COD2.Heer.Europe.5..jpg|A group of Axis soldiers.
COD2.Heer.Europe.6..jpg|German officer.
COD2.Heer.Europe.7..jpg|German officer with an MP40.
=== Call of Duty 3===
German soldier model CoD3.png
===Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts ===
German Soldier Final Fronts.png
Wehrfinal (2).png|A German soldier running for cover.
German Soldier Final Fronts2.png
German Soldier Final Fronts3.png
=== Call of Duty: World at War===
German faction logo WaW.png|Multiplayer icon.
German NCO WaW.png|A German NCO firing an MP40.
German soldier WaW.PNG|German soldier.
German officer WaW.png|German officer.
German soldiers hanging Heart of the Reich WaW.png|"Traitors" hanging from a telegraph pole.
Germans defending Reichstag WaW.png|German soldiers and SS Honor Guards defending the Reichstag.
Reichstag defence WaW.png
German soldier overlooking Stalingrad WaW.jpg|A German soldier in Stalingrad.
German sniper WaW.png|German sniper.
German rifleman WaW.png|German rifleman.
German in Stalingrad WaW.jpg
German shot WaW.jpg|A German soldier being shot.
Wehrmacht control point WaW.png|A German control point.
German character models WaW.PNG|German character models. (Note: Volkssturm and Fallschirmjäger models are not used in the game)
German Wehrmacht model WaW.png
German Waffen-SS model WaW.png
German Waffen-SS 2 model WaW.png
German Panzergrenadier model WaW.png
German Honor Guard model WaW.png
Wehrmacht Soldiers WaW.png
Three German Soldiers WaW.png|Three German soldiers.
Sniper Scope CoD WaW DS.jpg|DS version.
=== Call of Duty: Black Ops===
The Wehrmacht makes an appearance in the flashback mission "Project Nova".
German soldiers Project Nova BO.png|Two German soldiers from "Project Nova".
German soldier model BO.png|German soldier model.
German and Russian Fist Fight.png
Kravchenko German Slice.png
Kravchenko German Kill.png|Lev Kravchenko executing German soldiers.
=== Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3===
The German military appears as the Bundeswehr, providing tank support to Team Metal and appearing only with Leopard 2 tanks.
Leopard 2 tanks in Berlin Scorched Earth MW3.png|Destroyed Leopard tank in Scorched Earth.
Leopard 2 MW3.jpg|A Leopard tank in Scorched Earth.
Leopard 2 model MW3.png|Leopard 2 tank model.
Zerstörer Scorched Earth MW3.png|Zerstörer.
Vorschslaghammer Scorched Eath MW3.png|Vorschslaghammer.
Blutertragen Scorched Earth MW3.png|Blutertragen.
=== Call of Duty: Black Ops II===
The Imperial German Army appears in the intro for Origins.
STG-44 Origins Intro BOII.png|German soldiers fighting zombies.
German Soldiers Mining BOII.png|German soldiers mining.
=== Call of Duty: Black Ops III===
Wehrmacht Soldier 1 BOIII.png|German infantry.
Wehrmacht Soldier 2 BOIII..png
Wehrmacht Shotgunner 1 BOIII.png|German shotgunner.
Wehrmacht Shotgunner 2 BOIII.png
Wehrmacht Sniper 1 BOIII.png|German sniper.
Wehrmacht Sniper 2 BOIII.png
=== Call of Duty: WWII===
Wehrmacht Submachinegunner.jpg|German submachine gunner with a Waffe-28.
Wehrmacht Rifleman.jpg|German rifleman with an SVT-40.
Wehrmacht Machinegunner.jpg|German machine gunner with an MG-15.
Wehrmacht Shotgunner.jpg|German soldier with a Toggle Action.
Wehrmacht Shotgunner winter.jpg|German shotgunner with Splittertarnmuster camo and an M30 Drilling.
Wehrmacht Flamethrower.jpg|German soldier with a Flammenwerfer.
Wehrmacht Rоcketman.jpg|German rocket trooper, not e the tank destruction badges.
Wehrmacht Sniper.jpg|German sniper with a Karabin.
Wehrmacht Commander.jpg|German commander with a P08.
German Rifleman WWII.png|German Rifleman
Gerber WWII.jpg|Walter Gerber
German Prisoner.png|German prisoner.
German Tank Cmdr WWII.jpg|German tank commander.
=== Call of Duty: Vanguard===
Vanguard.Heer.rifleman.1..jpg|German rifleman.
Vanguard.Heer.rifleman.2..jpg|German rifleman in winter clothing.
Vanguard.Heer.rifleman.3..jpg|Afrika Korps rifleman with an STG.
Vanguard.Heer.rifleman.4..jpg
Vanguard.Heer.smg.1..jpg|German submachine gunner.
Vanguard.Heer.smg.2..jpg
Vanguard.Heer.smg.3..jpg|German submachine gunner in winter clothing.
Vanguard.Heer.smg.4..jpg|Afrika Korps submachine gunner.
Vanguard.Heer.Shotgun.1..jpg|German shotgunner.
Vanguard.Heer.Shotgun.2..jpg|German shotgunner in winter clothing.
Vanguard.Heer.mg.1..jpg|German machinegunner.
Vanguard.Heer.mg.2..jpg|German machinegunner in winter clothing.
Vanguard.Heer.mg.3..jpg|German machinegunner in desert clothing.
Vanguard.Heer.rocket.1..jpg|Afrika Korps rocket trooper.
Vanguard.Heer.rocket.2..jpg|German rocket trooper with a Klauser.
Vanguard.Heer.sniper.1..jpg|German sniper.
Vanguard.Heer.sniper.2..jpg|Afrika Korps sniper with a pistol.
Vanguard.Heer.sniper.3..jpg|German sniper with a pistol.
Vanguard.Heer.engineer.jpg|German engineer.
Vanguard.Officer.Heer.jpg|German officer.
Wehrmacht General CODV.png|Unnamed German general detonating the Nebula V at The Alps.
Butcher Sneaking Behind A Wehrmacht Soldier CODV.jpg|Carver Butcher sneaking behind a German soldier.
DeadSoldiers NebulaV SeasonTwoIntro CODV.jpg|German soldiers dying from Nebula V.
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*In the mission Hostage! in Call of Duty 3, all the enemies belong to the , the Military Police Units of the Germany Army in World War 2. Their uniform differ from the standard by wearing Feldgendarmerie on the cuffs and Feldjägerkorps on the gorgets.
*At the end of a victorious multiplayer match when playing as the Wehrmacht in Call of Duty: World at War, during the Königgratzer Marsch, the following Propaganda is heard: "Vor uns liegt Deutschland, in uns marschiert Deutschland, und hinter uns, kommt Deutschland!" (translates to "Germany lies before us, Germany marches within us, and Germany follows us!").
* Many German soldiers in the missions of Call of Duty 2 set in Europe bear the decal of the Spanish on their helmets, which means that they are actually Spanish.
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