Enemies

''"Kill every enemy in sight! Move!" ''- Allied Sergeant at the beginning of most levels.

In "Frontline Commando: D-Day" the player fight against the Wehrmacht and SS force defending Normandy, here are the variations of troops that fight the player.

Wehrmacht Riflemen
The Riflemen are the basic German soldiers encountered commonly in the Utah and Sword missions afterwards they're replaced by the Machine Gunners into Juno, D-Day 1255Z. They wear Field Green uniforms with rifle ammo pouches and carry the Karabiner 98k Bolt-Action Rifles and the M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifles(Meant to be the Gewehr 43 Semi-Automatic Rifle), they don't wear helmets instead wearing Garrison field hats making them easy targets for headshots. They have low health and fire their rifles with poor accuracy. They often surrender to the player if the other Germans are killed quickly. The Riflemen themselves appear to be fresh army recruits, which would explain their low skill in battle.

They Appear in Utah, D-Day 0600Z as easy enemies for the recruit players, but they last appeared in Juno, D-Day 0600Z meaning they're useless and the Waffen-SS Riflemen will take their place instead.

Wehrmacht Machine Gunners
The Machine Gunners take the look of a standard German soldier, wearing Field Green uniforms, Machine Gun ammo pouches, an M1935 Stahlhelm helmets(Note: There's two Nazi Party Flags on it being inaccurate as the SS helmet with no army colors on the right side and the Wehrmacht eagle on the left side) and wielding the Machinepistole 40 Submachine guns, Sturmgewehr 44 Assault Rifles or Maschinengewehr 42 General-Purpose Machine Guns, and the Mk.2 Hand Grenade(Meant to be the M1924 or M1943 Stielhandgranate or the M1939 Eihandgrenate). They can take at-least two headshots of damage due to their helmets. Their accuracy is somewhat random, sometimes they hit their marks and sometimes they completely miss, however their powerful and fast-firing weaponry still make them a primary threat during battle.

Occassionally they will attack the player's squadmates first instead of the player, it is a good strategy to take them out when this happens.

In battles with only with Waffen-SS Riflemen, along with Wehrmacht Officers, and Waffen-SS Snipers they come out of cover to throw a grenade which is a threat to your soldiers but only with Waffen-SS troops. Before that happens, it is best recommended that the incoming Wehrmacht Machine Gunners get taken out ASAP. If this happens, your soldiers warn you with 'this is a heavy attack' or 'hold tight, they're trying to advance'

They're still in combat from Utah until Omaha D-Day 2240Z, their last combat ended there and being replaced later by Waffen-SS Machine Gunners.

They use the mounted MG-42 only with some SS troops so advice to kill them first.

Wehrmacht Officers
The Wehrmacht Officers wear Field Gray M1939 uniforms, an Heer officer field-caps, have rifle ammo pouches, and use the Karabiner 98k Bolt-Action Rifles and M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifles(Meant to be the Gewehr 43) like the Riflemen, the officers' main difference to the Riflemen is that the officers can call for reinforcements if little to no enemies remain (only the officer and 1 enemy or less are left), so it is best to take them out ASAP.

The Officers are the least aggressive enemies, as they rarely attempt to throw a Mk.2 hand grenade(M1924/43 Stielhandgranate or the M1939 Eihandgranate) at the player(With only with Waffen-SS troops)or even attack the player or their allies instead preferring to attack when the player is shooting at other enemies. They also have extremely low health, even in later levels (regardless of current weapon against him). However despite these attributes, they are very accurate with their rifles and can easily kill an ally or even unsuspecting player with ease.

Waffen-SS and Allgemeine-SS Riflemen
The SS Riflemen fight against the player in a few earlier missions and in most of the later levels, replacing the Wehrmacht Riflemen. They use Karabiner 98k Bolt-Action Rifles like their Wehrmacht counterparts, for the most part they're essentially reskinned but the Waffen-SS wears the Field Gray M1939 and the Field Blue uniforms(But no SS marks and the rank on the collar tabs, but replaced with the Wehrmacht marks on it instead, and no cuff band with different division they're in),while the Allgemeine-SS wears the Garrison Field Cap with a SS Skull on it and red line, and wears the Black uniform(With a yellow shirt and the black tie but hard for the players to see, but on the collar tabs there's the SS Skull there (But it's meant to be the SS Totenkopf division) but no ranking and the Armband has a Skull to replace the Nazi swastika), and have rifle ammo pouches, and does more combat capable Riflemen thanks to their increased aggression and damage output. They also use the Mk.2 Hand Grenades(Meant the M1924/43 Stielhandgranate, or the M1939 Eihandgranate) as well. They first appeared in one mission of Utah but later into Omaha, they're being phased out and favor to the SS Machine Gunners instead.

They also use mounted machine guns so see them and take care of them first.

Waffen-SS and Allgemeine-SS Machine Gunners
The Waffen-SS Machine Gunners wears the Erbsenmuster Pea Dot M1944 camouflage uniform and the other the Sumpfmuster M1944 uniform(Note: Research on the camopedia that the Sumpfmuster camouflage is only issue to the Wehrmacht but not the SS units because only the Erbsenmuster camouflage were issue to them), while the Allgemine-SS Machine Gunner wears the black uniform(Note: The collar tab have no SS mark but a SS skull instead and the rank are seen there, but the armband are the same from the riflemen) use the same weaponry as their fellow Wehrmacht Gunners, and are the most deadly infantry faced by the player, they are capable of taking a lot of gun fire before dying, fire their weapons with near-perfect accuracy and are extremely aggressive, often charging on the player's' position and tossing Mk.2 hand grenades(M1924/43 Stielhandgranate or the M1939 Eihandgranate) at the player. It is advised to use high powered machine guns or grenades on these foes as they can quickly take you out if you're not cautious enough.

Oddly enough, despite their high health and aggressive behaviour, only two Waffen-SS Gunners wear helmets but except the Allgemine-SS, revealing the two SS gunners have brown hair(The one in the Erbsenmuster Pea Dot M1944 uniform) while the other two(The Sumpfmuster M1944 uniform and the Black Allgemine-SS Uniform version) have the Aryan-style blonde hair.

The M1942 Stahlhelm helmets they wore are the SS helmets but don't have the SS mark on the left side but the Nazi Party flag is on the right side. And to figure this out, it could have been to be have the camo helmet cover on it to blend in better.

Note: Be careful when facing these guys, but one of the machine guns will cause damage because of the rate of fire, the lowest is the Sturmgewehr 44 Assault Rifles are the less problem(Probably due to fire in semi-auto instead because both combination of the Rifle and the Submachine gun at a distance), while the Maschinenpistole 40 have a moderate rate of fire but enough damage to the player, but the Maschinengewehr 42 are the problem you have to face and they will kill you quickly because of their high rate of fire, so move to another cover to avoid them and kill them first before taking the other two. Look for them when they have the MG-42 machine guns and take them out first.

The missions they appear near the end of the game is Day 3 of Juno, and they're a serious threat to face, but in Omaha, they're more dangerous in later missions with only Wehrmacht Officers and Waffen-SS Snipers coming in larger numbers and one of them use mounted machine guns and the other assault with potato mashers to throw at you, so be careful against them if you don't have any grenades left.

Waffen-SS Snipers
The SS Sniper are encountered in most, appear in the mission Utah for the first time and heavily into other missions. They wear the Sumpfmuster M1944 camouflage jacket(Found out it's not the SS camouflage but a Wehrmacht instead, and have no SS mark but an empty rank there as a private). a M1942 Stahlhelm helmet with grass camouflage, and use the Gewehr 43 Scoped "Scharfschutze" or the American M1917 Enfield (likely meant to resemble a scoped Karabiner 98k) as their weapon, they attack by coming out of cover, aiming at the player or an ally for a moment then firing. Their rifles do very high damage(In later levels with new SS troops), instantly killing friendly soldiers and even the player if they're not careful enough.

Strangely, they are often near the frontline instead of being further back like a normal sniper would be, although this is likely due to the tight level design in the game. However sometimes they can be seen taking cover in buildings or less notable locations.

Friendly note: A flash and intense health loss (30-50 if no bureau armor equipped) indicates the presence of enemy sniper. Stay low and watch out for flashes!

Trivia

 * SS Riflemen and Machine Gunners wear black Allegemeine-SS, Field Gray M1939, Field Blue, Erbsenmuster Pea Dot M1944, and the Sumpfmuster M1944 uniforms while the SS Snipers wear a green Waffen-SS uniform and wear a helmet with grass stuck on.
 * Strangely, none of the enemies use the unscoped Gewehr 43 or MP18 despite them being German weapons. The former would actually be very appropriate with the point below in mind.
 * Even though the Karabiner 98k is a bolt-action rifle, enemies will always fire it semi-automatically instead of cycling the bolt, sometimes even firing fully automatically as if it were a machine gun.
 * If the player gets a kill-streak (3 or more kills in rapid succession) it is possible for the remaining enemies to surrender. However only the Wehrmacht Rifleman and Machine Gunners will ever surrender, if an Officer or Sniper is still alive however none will surrender as these two classes seem to act as morale support.
 * Due to a glitch presumably, the Riflemen and Officers will sometime be using the M1 Garand instead of the Karabiner 98k, the same also happens with the Allied US Squadmates.
 * Because there is no SS version of the Officer type enemy, Wehrmacht Officers will often be seen fighting with SS squads, despite the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS armies being completely separate and both generally didn't fight alongside or take orders from each other on such a common basis.
 * The Officer, Sniper and Wehrmacht Riflemen can all be killed with a single headshot (although Snipers will rarely survive being hit in the helmet with a low powered machine gun). This is ironic as despite none of the other SS type enemies wearing proper helmets, they are capable of surviving several headshots before dying.
 * The Wehrmacht Soldiers all have brown or darker coloured hair while the SS troops have brown and blonde hair, this is likely due to the common Aryan stereotype (Blonde hair, muscular build and blue eyes) given to the SS after the Second World War.
 * Although In-Game the Waffen-SS wear black Allegemiene-SS Uniforms, in real life most Waffen-SS soldiers wore camouflage uniforms like the one worn by the SS sniper.