Call of Duty: World at War Trophy Guide

Here's guide on how to reach that platinum trophy for Call of Duty 5. This is technically for the PS3 version, which is what I have.

Call of Duty 5 Trophy List - technically from www.ps3trophies.co.uk
All of the first trophies (1-15) are about beating the specific levels on Veteran, the highest difficulty. You'll need a walkthrough for that, there isn't enough space here to help you on those.

1	Get Your Hands Dirty
	Complete 'Semper Fi' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
2	Bloody Peleliu
	Complete 'Little Resistance' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
3	The Sword Is Broken
	Complete 'Hard Landing' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
4	Architect
	Complete 'Vendetta' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
5	The Hammer Strikes
	Complete 'Their Land, Their Blood' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
6	Scorched Earth
	Complete 'Burn 'em Out' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
7	Fearless
	Complete 'Relentless' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
8	Hell on Wheels
	Complete 'Blood and Iron' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
9	No Return
	Complete 'Ring of Steel' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
10	When It Rains, It Pours
	Complete 'Eviction' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
11	One Bad Gato
	Complete 'Blackcats' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
12	Blowtorch and Corkscrew
	Complete 'Blowtorch and Corkscrew' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
13	The Sun Sets
	Complete 'Breaking Point' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
14	For the Motherland
	Complete 'Heart of the Reich' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
15	Bearing the Burden
	Complete 'Downfall' on Veteran difficulty. (Solo only)
16	Carlsons Raiders
	Complete 'Semper Fi' on any difficulty. (Solo only) Simple.
17	Stormed Peleliu
	Establish a beachhead at Peleliu Island on any difficulty. (Solo only) Surely, you can beat the game, at least.
18	The Last Stand
	Survive the conflict in Okinawa on any difficulty. (Solo only) Surely, you can beat the game, at least.
19	Stabbed in the Heart
	Complete all missions on the Eastern Front on any difficulty. (Solo only) Surely, you can beat the game, at least.
20	Hardened War Hero
	Complete the game on Hardened or Veteran difficulty. (Solo only) Complete every mission, in any order, on one of the difficulties. Clearly, you should be working on Veteran for all the other trophies above, so use that one.
21	War Hero
	Complete the game on any difficulty. (Solo only) Surely, you can beat the game, at least.
22	Saved Private Ryan
	Save the soldier before he burns to death. Shoot or melee the burning Japanese soldier in the first level when he charges Private Ryan. Shouldn't be a real problem.
23	Weapon of Mass Destruction
	Radio in a naval bombardment that kills at least 4 Japanese soldiers. You get the bombardment option in the next level, but I've had a lot of trouble actually getting this one to trigger.
24	The Professional
	Shoot all of Amsel's henchmen, including their attack dog, without reloading. (Solo only) Once you realize that you can kill two guards with one bullet if they are behind one another, this is fairly easy. Shoot the right pair, the middle pair, and the left pair (two bullets for them), then a guard will come out. Don't shoot him until his dog comes out and sticks its nose behind his left leg, when you can get both of them at once.
25	Gunslinger
	Assassinate General Amsel with a pistol shot. (Solo only) There is a YouTube video out there that shows how you can blow up a truck to kill Amsel with a pistol.
26	Lights Out!
	In 'Black Cats', blast out all of the spot lights in the Japanese cargo convoy. (Solo only) The spot lights are at both ends of the three ships. Just shoot them.
27	Rough Economy
	Kill 3 enemies with a single round. Can happen at any time, but is most easy on the first Russian level when you have a sniper rifle.
28	Guardian Angel
	In the final battle for Okinawa, save Sergeant Roebuck. When Roebuck and Polonsky go to negotiate with the "surrendering" Japanese, watch the two Japanese soldiers near Roebuck. When the grenade goes off near Polonsky, shoot the two soldiers to save Roebuck, which somehow means Polonsky dies instead.
29	Close Shave
	Survive a banzai attack. (Solo only) Let a banzai charger get to you, and you'll get the animation where he is about to bayonet you. Press R3 at basically any time to survive it.
30	Snake in the Grass
	Take out a Japanese soldier lying in wait in the grass. In several levels, soldiers are hiding in the grass waiting to attack you. You'll just have to realize in one playthrough where those surprise attacks are and shoot them before they pop out next time.
31	Grave Robber
	Collect all Death Cards in the game. (Solo only) Here's a link.
32	No Safe Place
	Burn an enemy out of a tree with the flamethrower in 'Hard Landing'. There are lots of trees with soldiers in them where all the soldiers pop out of the grass later in the level. They're fairly close to the ground, so just burn 'em out.
33	Throw a Six and a Half
	On Hardened or Veteran difficulty, complete a level without dying. (Solo only) This is easiest on Black Cats, if you just make sure you shoot the PT boats before doing anything else.
34	Purple Heart
	When staring into the face of adversity, show courage and persevere. Die. A lot. You'll likely earn it at some point while trying to complete the game on Veteran.
35	Firestarter
	Complete a level using only the flamethrower. Melee, grenades & explosives are OK. Burn 'em Out works pretty well for this on an easy difficulty. Just abstain from using bullets, and your infinite ammo flamethrower will get you through.
36	Kamikaze
	Complete a level on Regular difficulty or higher using only melee or grenades. (Solo only) This is easiest on the first level, Semper Fi. Don't use bullets, and don't be afraid to hide when you're hurt.
37	Iron Fist
	Destroy all towers and bunkers in 'Blood and Iron'. Not too nuanced.
38	Ruthless
	Kill 15 enemies while mounted on a tank in 'Ring of Steel'. At the end of this level, tanks roll up to pursue the fleeing Germans. Go up to one and hold Square to get on the machine gun on top, with which you can easily gun down 15 of them.
39	Mortar-dom
	Kill 8 Japanese with thrown mortars in 'Breaking Point. If you find the mortars, they're plenty destructive, so just use them and nothing else for a while until you get the trophy confirmation.
40	Shot in the Dark
	Kill 10 enemies while the lights are out in the subway in 'Eviction'. As the lights flicker out and your allies basically tell you to wait, start shooting the enemies, or even charging them for melee attacks if you're on an easy difficulty.
41	Sum of All Zeros
	Down 45 Japanese Zeros in 'Black Cats'. (Solo only) Difficult. Don't try to rescue survivors, and make sure you get a lot shot down in the initial crowd of them.
42	Blue Ribbon
	Complete a 4-player Competitive Co-Op match in 1st place. (Online co-op Only) No real advice here, except go on an easy difficulty and charge ahead of your friends.
43	Get Your Left Foot Wet
	Complete a match in Campaign Co-Op mode. (Online co-op only)
44	Get Your Right Foot Wet
	Complete a match in Competitive Co-Op mode. (Online co-op only)
45	Platinum
	Awarded when all other trophies have been unlocked.