Below is a list of almost all the unique soldiers in-game who have an irl WW2 soldier counterpart. There are a few unique soldiers which I could not find its counterpart for yet:
- Reinhard Rust (Halloween Event)
- Katsu Kato (Halloween Event)
- Tadao Nakamura (BP 13)
- Markus Scherer (BP 14)
Event & Twitch Drop Soldiers
Vasily Zaitsev - Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев (Vasily Grigorievich Zaitsev)
Erwin König - Erwin König
Wilburn Ross - Wilburn Kirby Ross
Vasily Arkhipov - Васи́лий Степа́нович Архи́пов (Vasily Stepanovich Arkhipov)
Carlton Barrett - Carlton William Barrett
Hiroo Onoda - Onoda Hiroo / 小野田 寛郎
Pavel Likhanov - meme fictional soldier from the Russian Enlisted forum. contributed by Декард
Waverly Woodson - Waverly Bernard Woodson Jr.
Emelyan Barykin - Емелья́н Игна́тьевич Бары́кин (Yemelyan Ignatievich Barykin)
Reinhard Rust - ???
Katsu Kato - ???
Ilya Likhanov - meme fictional soldier from the Russian Enlisted forum. contributed by Декард
BP S6
Victor Karandakov - Виктор Владимирович Карандаков (Viktor Vladimirovich Karandakov)
Helmut Meier - Helmut Meier
Raymond Zussman - Raymond Zussman
Johannes Steinhoff - Johannes “Macky” Steinhoff, link2
Ivan Klimanov - Иван Кириллович Климанов (Ivan Kirillovich Klimanov)
Wilhelm Mayer - Wilhelm Mayer
Eric Anderson - Eric Anderson
Carmelo Borg - Carmelo Borg Pisani, citation
Sergey Zimin - Сергей Григорьевич Зимин (Sergei Grigorievich Zimin)
Richard Lepper - Richard Lepper
BP S7
Dmitry Lavrinenko - Дмитрий Фёдорович Лаврине́нко (Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko)
Gerhard Peter - Gerhard Peter
Darrell Lindsey - Darrell Robins Lindsey
Georg Pothig - Georg Pöthig
Nikolai Rigachin - Николай Иванович Ри́гачин (Nikolai Ivanovich Rigachin)
Otto Velten - Otto Velten
Derek Seagrim - Derek Anthony Seagrim
Carlo Borsani - Carlo Borsani, citation
Nikolai Kharitonov - Николай Васильевич Харитонов (Nikolai Vasilyevich Kharitonov)
Theodor Beckmann - Theodor Beckmann
Anthony Casamento - Anthony Casamento
Sakae Oba - Ōba Sakae / 大場 栄
BP S8
Feodosii Smolyachkov - Феодо́сий Арте́мьевич Смолячко́в (Feodosiy Artemievich Smolyachkov)
Edgar Dunker - Edgar Dünker
Audie Murphy - Audie Leon Murphy
Hubert Mickley - Hubert Mickley
Stepan Labuzhsky - Степа́н Петро́вич Лабужский (Stepan Petrovich Labuzhsky)
Alfred Simm - Alfred Simm
Philip Gardner - Philip John Gardner
Giovanni Cracco - Giovanni Cracco, citation
Mikhail Diasamidze - Михаи́л Степа́нович Диасами́дзе (Mikhail Stepanovich Diasamidze)
Karl Torley - Karl Torley
John Reese - John Noah Reese Jr.
Yuichi Akatsu - Akatsu Yūichi / 赤津 勇一
BP S9
Ivan Kharchenko - Ива́н Усти́нович Ха́рченко (Ivan Ustinovich Kharchenko)
Karl Arndt - Karl Hermann Arndt
Lucian Adams - Lucian Adams
Wolf Andreae - Wolf Andreae
Valentin Tolstov - Валентин Яковлевич Толстов (Valentin Yakovlevich Tolstov)
Paul Egger - Paul Egger
John Anderson - John Thompson McKellar Anderson
Santino Ruvo - Santino Ruvo [not awarded The Gold Medal of Military Valor, but was awarded The Silver Medal of Military Valor. Italian flamethrower operator (Flammiere) Senior Corporal Santino Ruvo, 1st Company Giaguaro. MIA Tunisia, May 1943]
Vasily Pisklov - Василий Емельянович Писклов (Vasily Yemelyanovich Pisklov)
Albert Schneider - Albert Schneider
Martin May - Martin O. May
Shoichi Shimada - Shimada Shōichi / 島田 庄一
BP S10
Fyodor Siniavin - Фёдор Фёдорович Синявин (Fyodor Fyodorovich Sinyavin)
Kurt Drossiger - Kurt Drössiger
John Canepa - John Michael Canepa [not awarded for gallantry, just a random American soldier in an engineer battalion]
Theo Claassen - Theo Claassen
Georgiy Kharlamov - Георгий Николаевич Харламов (Georgy Nikolaevich Kharlamov)
Anton Eder - Anton Eder
Hugh Malcolm - Hugh Gordon Malcolm
Giuseppe Cenni - Giuseppe Cenni
Pyotr Boloto - Пётр Осипович Болото (Pyotr Osipovich Boloto)
Erich Luckmann - Erich Luckmann
Grant Timmerman - Grant Frederick Timmerman
Takeichi Nishi - Nishi Takeichi / 西竹一
BP S11
Veniamin Vilskii - Вениами́н Влади́мирович Вильский (Veniamin Vladimirovich Vilsky)
Werner Grunhold - Werner Grunhold [no evidence of any relation to mortars. citation cites usage of a Panzerfaust, as well as directing MGs. Paratrooper]
Donald Rudolph - Donald Eugene Rudolph Sr.
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa - Nishizawa Hiroyoshi / 西澤 広義
BP S12
Vasily Kvachantiradze - Василий Шалвович Квачантирадзе (Vasily Shalvovich Kvachantiradze)
Eberhard Boremski - Eberhard von Boremski, medals
Arthur Jackson - Arthur Junior Jackson
Akira Yoshimura - Yoshimura Akira / 吉村 章, interview available in English [allegedly the last surviving Japanese veteran of the Battle of Okinawa in June 2019]
BP S13
Alexander Matrosov - Алекса́ндр Матве́евич Матро́сов (Aleksandr Matveyevich Matrosov)
Heinrich Severloh - Heinrich “Hein” Severloh [not awarded for gallantry, but famous LMG gunner at Omaha. He alleges to have mowed down 1000-2000 Americans at Omaha, although this figure is disputed by historians.]
John Basilone - John Basilone
Tadao Nakamura - ???
BP S14
Nikolai Kopiotionkov - Николай Андреевич Копытенков (Nikolay Andreevich Kopytenkov)
Markus Scherer - ???
Ken Moore - Kenneth Jack Moore [not Medal of Honor, but awarded the Silver Star Medal, which is a gallantry award]
Nabuo Tatsuguchi - Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi / 辰口 信夫
BP S15
Victor Zavalin - Виктор Васильевич Завалин (Viktor Vasilyevich Zavalin), link2 [no evidence of any relation to flametroopers]
Gunter Halm - Günter Halm [contributed by Декард]
BP S16
Shoichi Yokoi - Yokoi Shōichi / 横井 庄一
Llewellyn Chilson - Llewellyn Morris Chilson, citations [twice recommended for the Medal of Honor, but failed to get it. awarded both the Silver Star Medal and Distinguished Service Cross three times each. was not really a radio operator, but did a lot of reconnaisance]
BP S17
Nikolai Kabalin - Николай Петрович Кабалин (Nikolay Petrovich Kabalin)
John Baskeyfield - John Daniel Baskeyfield [not sure if the soldier is misfactioned in-game? according to Euthymia’s spreadsheet, there is no “(UK)” symbol, which indicates the soldier in-game uses American voice lines?]
BP S18
Giulio Martinat - Giulio Martinat, citation
Isao Yamazoe - Yamazoe “Yamasoy” Isao / 山添 勇夫, link2
BP S19
Pyotr Vershigora - Пётр Петро́вич Верши́гора (Pyotr Petrovich Vershigora) [contributed by Декард]
Karl-Heinz Wittig - Karl-Heinz Wittig [no evidence of any relation to radio operators. based on his citation, he would better be represented as an Assaulter]
BP S20
Michiro Okuyama - Okuyama Michirō / 奥山 道郎 [irl soldier was actually a paratrooper]
Tommy Prince - Thomas George Prince [irl soldier was actually a paratrooper]
BP S21
Stanley Hollis - Stanley Elton Hollis
Josef Allerberger - Josef ‘Sepp’ Allerberger
