Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe (meaning Air Weapon in German) is the name for the German Air Force. It is seen in all Call of Duty games that include the German Army.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour
The Luftwaffe is seen in the background bombing Stalingrad with Heinkel 111s, but pose no threat to the player as the bombs land in the distance. In the two Operation: Saturn levels, a Luftwaffe base is attacked by a Russian tank group led by Nikolai Badanov. There are many Junkers 52 (Stuka) and Junkers 87s (Tante Ju) on the ground as well as flying. The Stukas will strafe the player with cannon fire and bombs, and will quickly destroy the tank if left unattended to with the T-34's machine gun. The 87s have no armament, but they can crash and run over the tank if it stays on the runway As in real life, the planes encountered have very little armor, so a small burst will send them into flames.

For the American campaign, Me 109s are briefly seen in the sky during the Ramegan missions, but they are shot down quickly by P-51s.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
The Luftwaffe is first seen in the level Baptism By Fire where the player is assualting an airfield and plane is seen taking off from. Later, in the level Piano Lupo, the player is told to take control of a AA gun on the back of a Halftrack to fend off the attacking planes from destroying important supply dumps and howitzers.

Call of Duty: World At War
Focke-Wulf 200 Condors are seen flying en mass during the level Vendetta. They are important to gameplay, because Dimitri Petrenko uses the noise of the bomb explosions to hide his sniper shots. The Luftwaffe is not seen for the rest of the campaign.

List of Aircraft used

 * Junkers Ju 52
 * Junkers Ju 87
 * Messerschmitt Me 109
 * Messerschmitt Me 323