Grenadiers: 4-man heavy infantry squad.

Able to build basic field defenses: barbed wire and sandbags.

Can be upgraded with MP 40 submachine gun, for close range engagements. Volksgrenadiers: Basic 5-man infantry unit armed with long range rifles.

Although Volksgrenadiers lose importance in later portions of battle, other units remain useful. The Wehrmacht has more infantry units as compared to the allied factions. Finally, tanks will appear, in order to deliver the final blow. Later, they will be supported by medium vehicles and heavy infantry. Their early force is very dependent on weapons teams, which are less mobile, but can deliver very heavy firepower for basic infantry squads. The Wehrmacht is capable of fielding 18 different units: 6 infantry support units, 3 infantry squads, 3 medium vehicles, 2 light vehicles, and 4 tanks. Usually, the majority of the units of the Wehrmacht are more expensive or available later, but they are much better at fulfilling their roles than their allied counterparts. In opposition to the versatile armies fielded by the Allies, every unit has a specific role on the battlefield. Wehrmacht is the most diversified faction, in terms of units.

3.4 Combined Arms Assault and Armored Core.

1.7 Doctrine-specific Units and Structures.

It replaced the name Reichswehr after 1935, and was officially dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities in August 1946, more than one year after the end of World War II when it was defeated by the Allies, although the last unit (the crew of a weather station on Svalbard, simply forgotten after the unconditional surrender in May 1945) was disbanded in September 1945.Īlthough the Wehrmacht has no playable campaign, it is featured both in Company of Heroes and Opposing Fronts as the German 7th Army, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, Panzer Lehr Division, 12th SS Panzer Division, and 21st Panzer Division. The Wehrmacht was also referred to as the German Army. It consisted of the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and the German Navy (Kriegsmarine).

The term Wehrmacht ('defense force') is used to describe the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany between the years of 19. The Wehrmacht is a German army featured in Company of Heroes. Are you looking for the Wehrmacht Ostheer article for Company of Heroes 2? This is an article about the original Company of Heroes.

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