During Call of Duty: World at War, Reznov is a sergeant in the Russian military. He was born in Russia, and joined the army sometime before the events of World War II, when the Germans turned on the Russians they previously agreed to a truce with.  

                                                               

                                                                    Reznov, with a PPSh-41

 

 The first encounter with Reznov is during a massacre at a fountain in Stalingrad. Reznov and Dimitri Petrenko are the only two soldiers to survive the German orchestrated massacre. Reznov was unfortunate enough to be caught in the incident when he was hunting down a German general, one Heinrich Amsel. Heinrich is described by Reznov as the 'architect of Stalingrad's misery'. Unfortunately, during the events that unfolded a bullet struck Reznov in the hand, rendering him unable to use his Mosin Nagant sniper rifle effectively.

            

                                  Reznov, wielding the Mosin Nagant rifle he gives to Dimitri

Therefore, Reznov enlists the help of Private Petrenko, and gives him a crash course in how to snipe before the two men head off to eliminate Amsel. Reznov leads the way to the location that General Amsel will be present at, and during this Petrenko is engaged in a sniper battle with a German ace, who is equipped with a Kar 98-K rifle. Upon eliminating this sniper, the two men push forward, and are eventually forced to hurl themselves out of a building after the German soldiers torch it in an effort to burn both men alive.

Viktor Reznov
Reznov's CIA dossier picture
Nickname(s)	The Wolf Hero of Berlin Tricky Vik
Appears in	Call of Duty: World at War Call Of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Rank	Sergeant (World at War) Captain (Project Nova) Prisoner (Vorkuta)
Affilations	3rd Shock Army 62nd Rifle Division (Stalingrad) Unit 45 (Project Nova) Dimitri Petrenko Alex Mason
Status	K.I.A.
Birth	April 20, 1913, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Death	October 6, 1963,Vorkuta, Northern U.S.S.R. (Aged 50)
Weapon	Knife,Machete,Tokarev TT-33,Scoped Mosin- Nagant,PPSH-41,AK-47, any weapon obtained by the player inProject Nova. Mind Game:Makarov,M1911,AK74u ,Commando
Timeline	Timeline 1 , Timeline 2
Voice Actor	Gary Oldman