With five to choose from - outlining some basic differences - it’s an initially intimidating decision. Though there are some important perks to gain from whatever you decide, it’s important that your choice isn’t permanent, and in fact it’s very easy to swap between them if you change your mind later. The best Division really depends on what you value most. For our money, Mountain’s many abilities to get you round the map undetected is perhaps the most useful even if you don’t use a sniper, but the Infantry is a nice all-rounder for the extra weapon-based augments it gives you. Run-and-gunners, meanwhile, will probably do well out of either the Airborne or Expeditionary Divisions. Remember that all weapons can be played with any Division, so you are really just looking at the perks a Division gives you as the basis for your decision. Want to combine Expeditionary perks with a sniper rifle? Go right ahead. Infantry
Rank 1: Rifle Bayonet Rank 2: Additional Primary Attachment Rank 3: Extra magazines Rank 4: Move significantly faster while aiming down sights Prestige reward: SVT-40 rifle, ‘Scoped’ Basic Training (less sway and faster movement aiming down sights)
Airborne
Rank 1: SMG Suppressor Rank 2: Sprint for longer distances Rank 3: Climb over obstacles faster Rank 4: Increased sprint speed Prestige reward: MP-40 submachine gun, ‘Energetic’ Basic Training (no fall damage, start sprinting again sooner)
Armored
Rank 1: LMG Bipod Rank 2: Immune to Shell Shock and Tactical Equipment Rank 3: Take less fire damage Rank 4: Take significantly less explosive damage Prestige reward: MG 42 light machine gun, ‘Hunker’ Basic Training (earlier grenade warning, take less damage from explosives)
Mountain
Rank 1: Sniper Sharpshooter Rank 2: Always invisible to enemy Recon Aircraft Rank 3: Hidden to player-controlled Streaks Rank 4: Silent Movement Prestige reward: KAR98K sniper rifle, ‘Inconspicuous’ Basic Training (faster crouch movement, quieter movement overall)
Expeditionary
Rank 1: Shotgun Incendiary Shells Rank 2: Select a piece of Tactical and Lethal Equipment Rank 3: Throw equipment faster, farther and while sprinting Rank 4: Resupply equipment from killed enemies Prestige reward: Sawed-off Shotgun, ‘Concussed’ Basic Training (use British NO 69 as Tactical and use a second Lethal)
As mentioned, each Division can also be Prestiged, the same way a weapon or your soldier rank can. Each Division follows the same template of rewards with each Prestige, but it’s worth a Prestige for each one once to get a unique weapon that any Division can use. We outline the specific weapon you unlock when you first Prestige above, but it’s worth reading our Prestige rewards explainer for what you get for each subsequent Prestige, as well as other details about the feature. Out for more advice on COD WW2’s multiplayer? It’s worth checking out which Division suits you best, then how to unlock the best COD WW2 guns as well as its various Prestige rewards using fast XP methods. If you’re still having connectibity problems post-launch meanwhile, our Call of Duty WW2 server issues delves into error codes and other troubleshooting tips, and finally we can also help you tick off the Commend a soldier challenge in Headquarters, too. To change your Division, go to the multiplayer menu (press Options or Pause when in Headquarters) and go to the Soldier tab along the top, then Divisions to see your load outs. Here you can select a Division within a loadout and unlock others with Tokens. Once it’s unlocked you swap back to it again later if you so choose. You can also assign Divisions to different loadouts, if you want a set of weapons to go along with certain perks.
