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The Waffen S.S. is an enemy commonly seen in the Medal of Honor series, mostly in later levels where they replace the Heer Infantry as standard German soldiers.

Medal of Honor and Underground[]

The SS make appearances in the later level often alongside the Whermacht. they appear in the missions "Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen", "Capture the Secret German Treasure", and "Escape from the V2 Rocket Plant".

Waffen SS Light[]

General description[]

"Light" SS Troops Wear Light Grey uniforms and helmets. Light Waffen SS troops are the elite guards of Fort Schmerzen, working alongside Whermacht Officers. They are first encountered outside the fortress were some of the Light SS appear as Snipers in makeshift hides in trees just outside the Fortress bunkers. Inside Fort Schmerzen large amounts of them appear patrolling the hallways or watching out the bunker windows, in the lower levels of the Fort they wear Gas Masks to protect them from Mustard Gas leaks, on this level they are assisted by Gasmask Troopers. Light Waffen SS are only encountered in all three missions of Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen.

Light Waffen SS are more rare in Underground with them only appearing in the mission Street by Street. they are encountered fighting against the French Resistance with some of them using BMW R75 Motorbikes

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Waffen SS Heavy[]

General description[]

The name "Heavy" for these SS troops is taken literally as the Heavy Waffen SS are more overweight compared to "Light" SS troops, they wear the same uniform but with a lighter color. The Waffen SS Heavies have more health and are better equipped with most of them using MP40s compared to rifles and some even using Panzerschreck Rocket Launchers. They can be found in the missions Capture the Secret German Treasure and Escape from the V2 Rocket Plant in large numbers where they replace the Light Waffen SS found in Fort Schmerzen.

In Underground they return as common enemies, with some of them wearing Officer caps.

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Waffen SS Demo Squad[]

The Demolitions unit of the VII SS-Panzer Korps, The Waffen SS Demo Squad Members were sent to the caverns where many historical paintings were hidden, their job was to set explosives to destroy the cavern and ensure the paintings never return to their original owners if the cavern was discovered, Manon notes that the squad was "not known for their craftsmanship" and the bombs can easily be defused. The Demo Squad members wear ponchos (oddly with Whermacht Splittertarnmuster camoflauge) and Goggles, the bombs they carry and set up have the Totenkopf ("Death's Head") symbol of the Waffen SS.

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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault[]

General description[]

The Waffen-SS appear in all levels except the North African mission, due in part the SS was never shipped to North Africa. They are the main enemies on the "Battle in the Bocage" and "The Nebelwerfer Hunt" levels. At the "The Command Post" level, Waffen SS appear if an alarm is raised. On the "Day of the Tiger" and "Return to Fort Schmerzen" missions, their appearance is insignificant compared to the Heer Infantry.

Weapons[]

The Waffen-SS use the same weapons as their Heer counterparts, with the exception of the StG-44, which is only used by Heer infantry and winter troops.

Appearance[]

The Waffen-SS have different appearances to the Heer infantry, most notably the black uniforms and the distinct camouflage worn by the Waffen-SS soldiers.

Medal of Honor: Frontline[]

General description[]

These soldiers appear in many of the later levels. Many are dressed in Orange-Black Camo Smocks and are seen wielding the same weapons as their Heer counterparts.

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Leibstandarte S.S. Bodyguards[]

General description[]

These soldiers are much tougher than the Waffen S.S. and Heer units seen in early levels, taking one full magazine from an StG-44 or four melee hits to kill. They are only seen in the levels "A Chance Meeting","On Track", "Riding Out the Storm", and "Stealing the Show". They wear black Allgemeine S.S. uniforms and are always using MP40s. They serve as Sturmgeist's bodyguards.

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Medal of Honor: Infiltrator[]

SS soldiers appear in many levels of the game. For the first time they appear at the level of "Air Raid" in the form of several stormtroopers. The rarest units are the officers, who appear in small numbers at the levels of "The Hunt"and "End Game". Have twice as much health than the soldiers of the Wehrmacht (except for the officer). SS soldiers appear less frequently than the soldiers of the Wehrmacht, even in the later levels.

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Medal of Honor: Vanguard[]

General Description[]

Waffen SS Infantry first appears during Operation: Market Garden. They are more skilled than the standard Wehrmacht infantry. Although they are using the same weapon as the Wehrmacht they are more accurate with them, thus dealing more damage. They also have slightly higher health than the Wehrmacht. The Waffen SS can be choosen in mutliplayer as a skin however it is incorrect labaled as Fallschrimjager.

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Medal of Honor: Airborne[]

Waffen Infantry[]

Waffen infantry

A waffen SS soldier from airborne

General Description[]

The Waffen Infantry first appears halfway through The Show and replace the European Heer Infantry as the main enemy type in Saved By Sacrifice and The Opening. They are more skilled and are more resilient than the Heer Infantry, with 120 health, and carry MP40 submachine guns. They wear a Oak A camo smock and helmet.

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Common tactics[]

These soldiers are much better combatant than the previous, they are faster and much better at seeking cover, as well as having better reflexes and aim. They will lob grenades every once in a while, with better precision, to flush the player from cover, and blindfire more efficiently compared to the other opponents. In addition, they will support each other with suppressing fire.

Fighting against them[]

To fight these soldiers, it is best to move quickly from cover and peek around corners and over cover to expose the least amount of the player as possible, while taking shots at the enemy, particularly when one of them is moving from cover or fleeing from grenades.

Waffen Officer[]

General description[]

Waffen officer

Waffen officer

Wearing Oak A camo smock and cap, and wielding an StG-44 assault rifle, these foes are deadly at higher difficulties. They are first encountered near the End of Saved By Sacrifice. They later appear in The Opening and Flying through Hail (oddly they do not appear in Young Fools, which is in between those two).

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Common tactics[]

Much like the normal Waffen infantry, these soldiers will blindfire more often, throw grenades more often and with better precision, and move from cover to cover faster and more efficiently than previous combatants. They will support fellow Waffen soldiers with suppressing fire.

Fighting against them[]

These foes can be quite dangerous when faced in groups. Thankfully, they are not commonly found in groups, but found leading groups of normal Waffen infantry into battle. Thus, the same general tactics apply. The player should move quickly from cover to cover and expose as little of themselves as possible via peeking around corners and over cover, while picking off exposed soldiers. against them.

Waffen Senior Trooper[]

General Description[]

Waffen senior trooper

Waffen senior trooper

These soldiers wear the uniform of the other Waffen, but with a dark grey hood and cap. They are snipers, and are very rare to find, being found only in The Opening and Young Fools.

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Common tactics[]

They sit back and snipe at the player, and can do a fairly good amount of damage per shot.

Fighting against them[]

These soldiers are relatively easy to kill. The player can simply pick them off from a distance or get in close while landing and kill them.

Waffen Storm Leader[]

General description[]

Waffen storm leader

Waffen commander

Waffen Storm Leaders have the same loadout as the Waffen Officers, only they wear a black Allgemeine-SS uniform and a cap (not in photo but in-game), have 200 health, and are much more efficient when compared to the normal Waffen soldiers. They are most commonly found on during Operation Varsity and Der Flakturn.

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Common tactics[]

These soldiers are perhaps the most skilled soldiers in the game. They will move from cover to cover very well and quickly, they are deadly accurate, they support their comrades with suppressing fire, blindfire, and lob grenades quite often. They are perhaps only bested in terms of deadliness, if not finesse, by the deadly Nazi Storm Elites.

Fighting against them[]

The best way for a player to fight these troops is to emanate them. Moving as fast as possible from cover to cover, followed by peeking over cover and around corners to fire, lobbing grenades as often as possible, and trying to make every shot count are what can easily defeat these elite soldiers.

Trivia[]

  • In Allied Assault soldiers of the SS erroneously wear the badge of the Wehrmacht.
  • Their "Thüringen" cuff title and totenkopf collar sign suggests that they are part of 3rd regiment of SS-Totenkopfverbände, which was responsible for concentration camps of Nazi Germany. In reality, the regiment has formed into 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf in 1939.
  • In Medal of Honor: Vanguard's multiplayer on the selection screen the Waffen SS can be seen holding a russian Degtyaryov DP-27/DP-28 machine gun. However this weapon is not featured in Vanguard nor any prior entry in the series.
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