Imperial German Army

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The Imperial German Army or Deutsches Heer was the name given to the combined land and air forces but not the Marine-Fliegerabteilung maritime aviation formations of the Kaiserliche Marine, of the German Empire. It was formed after the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership in 1871 and dissolved in 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I.

Singleplayer
Imperial German Army is main opposing faction in Storm of Steel, Through Mud and Blood and Friends In High Places. German soldiers wear standard Feldgrau uniforms. There are several soldiers types:
 * Rifleman - standard German infantry. They wear trench coat and a helmet (Pickelhaube or Stahlhelm). They use Gewehr 98 or Selbstlader M1916.
 * Assault - they look similar to Multiplayer Assault. They wear Stahlhelm or Gaede helmet (worn by Support in Multiplayer). Some of them wear scarfs. They use MP 18 or 12g Automatic.
 * Support - they look similar to MP Support, but they wear Stahlhelm instead of Gaede helmet. They use MG15 n.A..
 * Scout - they wear trench coat and armored sniper mask (similar to Sentry headgear). They use scoped Gewehr 98.
 * Flame Trooper - they look identical as Multiplayer one and use Wex.
 * Tanker - they look identical to MP Tanker. They use P08 Pistol in Artillerie variant.

In singleplayer, standard German tank is A7V, but they also use captured Beutepanzer Mark V Landship and Renault FT. Their standard aircraft is Fokker Dr.I. They use Gotha G.IV and Airship L30, too.

Multiplayer
In Battlefield 1, the German Empire is one of the six confirmed factions to be initially playable in multiplayer, participating alongside the other nations of the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, in the fight against the Allies. The German stormtroopers are identified by their distinctive trench coats and tunics in standard Feldgrau colouration with crimson seam piping, underneath the pouched-adorned leather equipment harness. Most classes also come wearing the highly advanced and iconic Stahlhelm, with the Assault kit's helmet painted with an early standardized camouflage pattern. However, the Cavalry kit wears a "Pickelhaube" helmet, which can be easily identified because of it's distinctive spike on top.

The Imperial German Army are currently featured on maps of the Western Front, where they face the British and American armed forces along the front lines of northern France.