Company of Heroes - Voiceactor Comparison - Wehrmacht - English vs German - Part 1/2

From Pioneers to Grenadiers
I came up with the idea for this thing when the "german language files" discussion popped up in the new "Company of Heroes Online" forums.
A lot of people wish to have real german instead of "fake accent english-german" in Company of Heroes, so they sometimes replace their sound files with the german ones.
These videos will help those kind of threads and discussions. You can also discuss about what's better and what's not.
All sound files are taken from the German and English version of Company of Heroes. More parts will follow ...
Hooray 15 minutes limit ...

[@morbuskid1720]

12:30 I DON'T WANT TO DIE, IN FRANCE! The worst punishment for a German Soldier, his pride being stomped on.

[@clover8673]

Ahahaha

[@mariaannasamuelsson998]

Lol 😂.

[@zchen27]

That Volksgrenadier sergeant is pure gold.

[@theeternalcrusader4758]

i prefer the grenadier Sergeant for comedy

[@Joaosantos22114]

The panzergrenadier sergeant sounds very professional.

[@firestorm5071]

all hail advent

[@gamingunicorn6475]

Has and always will be.

[@Ostblock_Music]

Because they are germans lol

[@ZeroN4DEs]

I DON'T WANT TO DIIIIE IN FRAAAAANCE!

[@lucast.1259]

+ZeroN4DEs - NNE ICH WILL NICHT STERBEN, NICHT IHN FRANKREEEICH!

[@morbuskid1720]

+ZeroN4DEs - NNE When?

[@Kurogumo]

Morbus Kid 12:30

[@Kurogumo]

Luca SmoothMcFuß When?

[@valorwarrior7628]

14:45

[@Amp661]

"This damn half-track smells like Volksgrenadiers." Lol, He was having a bad day. Love the sarcasm

[@lennyswe]

This is 100x better than in coh2, sounds much more authentic.

[@DuckieMcduck]

3:14 still my favorite. Seeing them with a hit engine slowly trying to get out of the fray and hearing this was just fantastic.

[@RedmilesShark]

That English commander voice. You hear it almost in any WW2 game and documentary. That man is legendary for me.

[@soldierorsomething]

Yup i think that he was in Medal of honor Allied Assault as well as in Call of duty 2

[@rodrigosantiago9986]

Exactly is him from cod2 cod3

[@londomollari1082]

@@rodrigosantiago9986 Which one are you referring to?

[@mariaannasamuelsson998]

(Sorry fore late reply) but, He’s name is kai Wulff and don’t think he was in Medal of Honor he, was and cod 2 anyway, your welcome peace and may this game never be forgotten and may we play this game forever anyway now bye.

[@RedmilesShark]

@@mariaannasamuelsson998 Call of duty 2 Call of Modern Warfare 2 Call of duty Black Ops Call of duty Finest Hour Call of duty Infinite Warfare (1 and 2) Not necessarily all major roles though. He was also in Red Orchestra 2 as the announcer as well as Company of heroes of course and the Saboteur and many other games.

[@maddestructor2149]

the grenadier is so fucking badass !

[@DR1a]

Mad Destructor in english or german?

[@maddestructor2149]

both

[@RoommatefromHell]

Doesn't the German voice actor speaks the same role in English?

[@Callofmuts]

RoommatefromHell i believe so

[@BBlueu2]

I wish the voice actor the the Volksgrenadier was in CoH2.

[@Gloria-victrix99857]

Yep. He was just so damn funny to listen to, lol.

[@ExProViZe]

xD how the volksgrenadierleader hates his soldiers :D

[@johnson1257]

Yeah xd its so good

[@Foxrich99]

"Soldiers"

[@XarathDominion]

"special" forces

[@lilpenpusher]

"ze Leutnant is kaputt" good job relic

[@marwankthd1629]

"you are paid to kill, not dig trenches with your face!" :D

[@Roice-ht7rc]

"We're Jagdpanzer Goddamit.....And We Hate You" -A Random Annoyed Hetzer or Jagdpanther Commander being clicked Incessantly

[@PovidisII]

It's Jagdpanther's voice.

[@gordonkroman1211]

wow..german makes everyone in this game younger

[@theShermanator]

Kid soldiers obvi

[@gordonkroman1211]

The Shermanator kid soldiers? even joking about it is bad

[@TheCheat_1337]

I mean back in WW2 the majority of soldiers were in their late teens to mid 20s probably. Still kids really. Even today it's much the same.

[@theShermanator]

Gordon Kroman I meant the Hitlerjugend

[@gordonkroman1211]

The Shermanator those guys are kids?.....rly? that was my best soldiers in that mod :D

[@KRadtchenkoJKL01]

3:13 Motorcycle is FFFFFFFFFFuuuuuuuuucked lolol

[@ShimachiAndKazaki]

rip

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

12:06 GRENADIERS, YOU'RE HERE TO KILL, NOT DIG TRENCHES WITH YOUR FACE!

[@joshuabenson2568]

13:12 "Wisst ihr wie man das auf Französisch nennt? "Zu Füß gehen"."

[@gunslinger8903]

Joshua Benson Can you translate?

[@gunslinger8903]

Joshua Benson Can you translate?

[@nothingofimportance6806]

Gunslinger 890 “You know how they call it on french? Walk“

[@atakanakca1322]

Towarisch Partisan go by foot* not Walk. You didnt translate the main part.

[@nothingofimportance6806]

The Bodyguard Oh sorry

[@Gloria-victrix99857]

5:15 I don't know why, but I just find this line funny to hear coming from the Volksgrenadiers, like I can't resist giggling at it every time.

[@ruvoker6011]

The german voices are cooler

[@MChannel80]

+Ruvoker +Morum Cade Well, I prefer the German voiceactors, although I am German. Not only their pronounciaion is better, but also their acting itself. However, this is my opinion. (just as counterweight to that other guy)

[@ruvoker6011]

I am german, too :D

[@SquirrelJokes2000]

Ja

[@gordonkroman1211]

+Morum Cadi why...just...50 shades of why?

[@lanangghalinahmad.lxips3117]

"This damn halftrack smells like volksgrenadiers"

[@dickyarya8204]

"Was wünchen sie? What are you want?" And "We'll defend the fatherland until death" stuck in my head

[@maahposa1299]

if only MoW had these voice actors

[@RevanStarrrR]

Guess they wanted them to be more realistic, CoH reminds me a bit of commando comics

[@dyllanalford5276]

@@RevanStarrrR aim is in the reach zone!

[@MrHisares]

the german voice-actor of the Volksgrenadiers is also the one who gives many voices in Warhammer 40k's Dawn of War. Mostly in the imperial Army ^^ I just love his voice!

[@koraegis]

Amazing work. Thank you. One of my favorite announcements was "Veterancy Gained!" 💯

[@atompilzfresser2994]

ICH WILL NICHT STERBEN! *Schluchz* NICHT IN FRANKREICH!

[@Grandn00b]

"The lieutenant is kaput".. Really?

[@_np7]

today our division got kapput gemacht sir - XD

[@scuffediceposeidon9178]

Ze = the in German accent

[@TheSharpeful]

Motorcyclist.. FUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! best one lol!

[@zachsmith1676]

TheSharpeful Motorcycle ist FUUUUUUUUUUUCKED

[@Drachenwald]

LOLOLOLOLLOLOLOL HIM SCREAMING MADE IT HILARIOUS

[@Drachenwald]

MOTORCYCL ISSSSS FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@shemerin6841]

The volksgrenadiers captain really hates his squad lmao

[@aeterna789]

12:40 - I don't want to die in FRANCE!!

[@sfctw1]

More like 12:29

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

Who DOES?

[@sfctw1]

Sam Webster who like france?

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

sfctwZockt I said "Who wants to die in France"

[@sfctw1]

Sam Webster yes. but nobody likes france

[@vortolex]

"volksgranadiers ready for inspectio" (drunk voices)

[@lambdaspecialist_source]

The Volksgrenadier squad leader is just annoyed with them.

[@Better_Clean_Than_Green]

"Wer als letzter dort ankommt bekommt keil Bier!" I love it

[@BFCrusader]

"Perhaps a few were fake accents but some I think were real with a touch of exaggeration." Just to be clear, I meant in CoH.

[@SabreWolferos]

ive played this game for 4 years and i heard a lot of new ones. the grenadier is a total badass in both versions

[@amadeupname151]

"That gun is too dangerous for you, you'll shoot your foot off."

[@InTheKM]

The schwimmwagen sure does like to remind people that it "swims" Lol

[@BZgA]

the german 'general/commander' has far more voices. Where can I get them?

[@feki.1122]

Wie geil die Volksgrenadierstimmen sind. :D

[@PlanetaJuegosPC]

So much yelling involved in this game haha

[@danielsachajda8900]

if your comrade falls avenge him with you fury i just love this one..

[@chrisidoo]

"Last one there, gets no beer tonight" - Pioneer.

[@Melder92]

Thats what the word says. Volksgrenadiere could be translated as peoples grenadiers. There got only the basic traning, they learned most things in combat, or from their squad leader. Those were mostly Panzergrenadiere. In CoH there were used very often, but in reality they were not used very often until the end of 1944. And the leader of the Volksgrenadiere is such a boss!

[@radik1016]

"Alright Volksgrenadier new MP40 try not shoot each other!" Really... 4:44

[@CapitolTee]

I swear i once heard the volksgrenadiers say: AHHH! ITS RAINING THE ENTIRE FUCKING ALLIED ARMY OVER HERE! I've never heard it since.

[@PlanetaJuegosPC]

Advisor 1:45 Grenadiers 10:35 It`s just me or they sound the same?

[@mariaannasamuelsson998]

It is.

[@TorPedoCXC]

"Kein Zutritt für Volksgrenadiere, die können alle nicht schwimmen!" ;) Habe die englische Version vom originalen COH (damals wegen Angst vor Zensur) und mich deswegen an die englische Sprachausgabe gewöhnt. Die deutsche Synchronisation scheint jedoch einwandfrei zu sein. Kann die Leute nicht verstehen, die sich scheinbar nur aus Prinzip über Synchronisationen beschweren. Deutschland hat es in Filmen und Spielen echt gut getroffen. Die Synchronisationen selbst kleinster Serien sind meistens top!

[@davidetenerani7039]

“Can’t you drive any faster Klaus?” Where it is?😩😩😩

[@PovidisII]

somewhere in here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZLdqXx3jK-XnpI

[@hansimusic8025]

Yeaarr this is the best sample

[@evilgenius9404]

WAS WUNSCHEN SIE? WHAT DO U WANT?

[@anotherhandle23]

I love this fucking game... so goddamn much.

[@TheFifi15]

I love the sound of the german mixed with english

[@anshi1693]

I want that bunker yesterday!!!!!

[@freak4388]

man the english version is the best, its just hilarious and priceless :D

[@undertakernumberone1]

Quote from Wikiarticle "Volksgrenadier" Volksgrenadier was the name given to a type of German Army division formed in the Autumn of 1944 after the double loss of Army Group Center to the Soviets in Operation Bagration and the Fifth Panzer Army to the Allies in Normandy. [that what chrishammi posted] Germany formed 78 VGDs during the war. Volksgrenadiers and Volksgrenadier divisions should not be confused with the Volkssturm, which is an entirely different entity.

[@PLDroneOperator]

The Schwimmwagen is hilarious. The guy sounds like sarcastically proud of his Schwimmwagen.

[@nilsdiekmann1202]

Da fehlt aber noch was! „Über Kimme und Korn, zielen und schießen!“

[@Perfectionist101362]

this helps me sleep at night...^^

[@undertakernumberone1]

i agree with that guy who says that Volksgrenadiers have nothing to do with the Volkssturm :P

[@dergeisterzirkel]

The Lieutenant is kaputt?? What the...? XD

[@TigerBaron]

Can you make one for the PE, bitte?

[@Schensue]

Volksgrenadiers were by no means elite units. They were named for propaganda purposes, but were just infrantry units raised after summer 1944. They usually lacked numbers, equipment, ammunition, and training. Some NCOs were veterans, but they were definitely no elite units (like Gebirgsjäger or Fallschirmjäger were).

[@joevatar2652]

10:58 grenediers laugh german soldiers

[@mariaannasamuelsson998]

11:02 though.

[@leofwulf268]

I don't know why but at lost my shit at "The lieutenant is kaput"

[@pura1987]

it really works well with explosions behind :D

[@DefendinMyBase]

Even though I've never played this game, I've played games with certian issues such as this. I think there should be both, you can turn it on in English mode or German mode. That way you get the best of both worlds..err...languages.

[@jrapcdaikari]

you must be mistaken. Volksgrenadiers were elite. You must be talking about the Volkssturm, who were consisted of old men

[@edglass7964]

9 people are Volksgrenadiers.

[@GermanHockey]

It's the same voice actor for the German commander in Red Orchestra: 2

[@Kommandant101]

what's the name of the guy who acts the "Grenadiers" in english? the same guy who Acts as Majorgeneral VOSS, anyone knows his name?

[@Yusenugi]

2023 and still, gerenea stuck here

[@Arevalo214]

hey where can i find these speech files??? their awsome

[@gabrieldossantoscampos5127]

"Hey, new guy; better not fucked up!" xD

[@xxdomoxxkunxx]

Despite the fact I like the german ones, It reads too much like a script The english one makes the soldiers seem like are really in the shit when they are getting bombed to shit while the german ones seem like someone reading outloud

[@TheSubso]

No. We Germans are really like that. As Soldiers we are just disciplined. Lulz =D

[@xxdomoxxkunxx]

No, Its not even a manly thing its just incredibly out of place type of thing Like someone doing a voice over of something as its in motion

[@TheSubso]

i was just joking ^^

[@xxdomoxxkunxx]

I know Im also one ^^

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

Speaking AS a german native speaker I cannot second your argument. I may sound like reading but in my DEUTSCHE ears this is probably one of the most convincing voice acting I've heard so far. Not just axis but also allies. When the british infantry is under suppression fire they will scream your ears off. My word on that.

[@linkieloos]

That volksgrenadier squad leader has a hard life.

[@DarkPrinceNH5570]

"God help me... I have to win the war with human" - Volksgrenadiers Yeah... I was like that too. Till I found out about Daft Punk "Human after all".

[@Revanmightspear]

right click on the game and search on the options tab for languages. you should be able to find it easily. You may have to install the german language files and than restart the game.

[@Sethos_I]

Only at the end of the war "Volksturm"(=People's Soldier) units were in the Volksgrenadierdivision.The name itself was intended to build morale, appealing at once to nationalism (Volk) and Germany's older military traditions (Grenadier).Volksgrenadierdivision was a normal infantry division.Volksgrenadier divisions should not be confused with the Volkssturm.

[@VulcanBaum687]

3:16 had to be my favorite out of them all.

[@khairulanuar5314]

I will humbly pick the german version for the grenadier..

[@PinchySkree]

Pioneers! On Zee Flak!

[@StabilerSerbe]

"Ihr komischer Panzer.... hat nicht mal zurückgeschossen" "Their strange Tank... didnt even shoot back" :D

[@Hrfanr]

@girlonwork Naja, jeder hat wohl seinen Geschmack ^^... aber das " deutsche Englisch" hat irgendwie ziemlich viel Charisma find ich "Put se Flaimsrower on sem!!" :D Schreibt er auch irgendeine Fehlermeldung oder tut er einfach garnix? Bzw. hast du es bei Steam einfach auf Deutsch umgestellt oder dir die deutschen Audiodatein heruntergeladen?

[@GamingAtGermany]

As a german my ears now bleeding :D

[@bustasmoke]

10:55 is my favourite

[@DonKosaken]

its been a whole lot of years since this gem, but in my professional working I'm still like the Volkgrenadiertruppführer: get these Plebs a proper move on, while keeping the tension up - but on German ! It sounds sooooo epic bullying these rookies on an effective level. It's like a kick in the butt, just in spoken german

[@TheCommunistColin]

Volkssturm means "People's Assault". "Sturm" means a ferocious attack, hence why the elite WW1 German troops were called "Sturmtruppen" ("Attack troops") which was translated to modern usage as "Storm Troopers". The term "Grenadier" was used almost exclusively by the Wehrmacht in WWII in an attempt by Hitler to evoke a Nationalist, old Prusso-Germanic feeling of a strong army; Frederick for the Great, for example, took great pride in his elite Grenadiers. I believe Volkssturm was

[@Itachi21x]

Kampfgruppe Lehr hat wieder einmal ihre Überlegenheit unter Beweis gestellt.

[@DasBrotkuchen]

wir haben schwimmwagen!

[@Weho2]

no "KEEP MOVING!! THEY CAN'T HIT A MOVING TARGET!"?

[@focxd]

"Allright Volksgrenadiers new mp40s, try not to shoot each other! That gun is too dangerous for you, you will shoot your foot off!" Epic line 😂

[@Jonaswerk]

I am a German and I prefer the German voices. :-) But the fake accents are also very good.

[@supersjaak123]

I wish there was a mod to have each faction speak their original language.

[@thegraylady4386]

I always use Panzergrenadiere, what a mistake, this Volksgrenadiere are comedy gold.

[@enest94]

Oh, I laughed so much at the Volksgrenadiers. Grenadiers also had some good ones, hahaha xD

[@TheCommunistColin]

They're poorly-trained soldiers. Volksgrenadier means "People's Soldier" and they were originally intended to be a propaganda tool, however they eventually became just what their name implies; they were made up of the recruits too young (15-17) or too old (50-65) to serve in the normal Infanterie Divisions(mainly the ones too young) and were led by hardened officers. As such they typically had higher morale and numbers, but their fighting ability was doubtable.

[@jr4450]

Is it me, or the german voices are in the osther in EF mod?

[@TheThorgott]

Years of Sniper Trainig and I am walking Arround like the "Ungelernte Arbeiter" xDDD

[@Adolphification]

my favorite quotation: "was wuenschen Sie? what do you want"

[@mariaannasamuelsson998]

Sad i/you cud’t not answer back to them:end Sieg=final victory ore just, win o’ well though.

[@EATSFALCONPUNCH]

the English VA for German Grenadiers is literally Sidorovich from STALKER

[@Suchti322]

the grenadiers voice is used the most in the game.

[@infernotea4485]

where is the volks "USE THE DOOR LIKE GENTLEMEN!"

[@lenkagamine5396]

Well, even I'm German and I must say, It has not really something to do with the Language itself, its just because they are in Fight and it has a somehow more Psychologic effect to concentrate you on this Pioneer Unit, if you ask twice, with a harder undertone

[@legionnaire2676]

3:13 lmaoooo