Game director Quinn Duffy confirmed to Polygon that players will not be able to take control of the German Oberkommando West forces. Forces Companies, each of which features unit-specific officers and playstyles.
In Ardennes Assault, players take control of one of three U.S. army forces during a Battle of the Bulge siege against a resurgent German army - but developer Relic Entertainment maintains despite its political basis in history the game remains entirely apolitical in its treatment of the opposing German forces. The next expansion for Company of Heroes 2, a stand-alone campaign called Ardennes Assault, will allow players to take control of U.S.
