Fans won’t be waiting long to play the next Call of Duty WW2 event, which is set to launch later this month on PS4 and Xbox One.

Having seen big success with their Winter Offensive, Sledgehammer Games have announced their next centrepiece.

COD WW2: The Resistance will add new gear and modes to play on all platforms, the development team behind its launch have announced.

Arriving on January 23, the new Call of Duty WW2 event will run for a full month and coincide with the launch of the new DLC content.

The Resistance event will be open to everyone and will include a range of new content to try out, including a brand-new Division.

Here’s more from Sledgehammer Games: “This Division focuses on the element of surprise and close-quarters combat.

“Once fully-leveled up, Resistance skills will include a Pistol Tactical Knife combo, the ability to scramble nearby enemy mini-maps, an additional pistol attachment, and a mini-map indicator in the direction of nearby hostiles. 

“The Resistance Division also includes a new pistol, which can be used by all Divisions, the 9mm SAP pistol.”

New game modes are also being included, while the Gun Game mode will also be returning for the month of the event.

Demolition is a spin on Search & Destroy with respawns available. Faster-paced and more accessible, this classic favorite will return for two weeks during The Resistance.

Prop Hunt, the fan-favorite game mode, also makes its debut in Call of Duty: WWII, as players will have the opportunity to hide in plain site as objects, while the enemy team hunts them down.

The Resistance also signifies the return of Captain Butcher, bringing new gear, promotions and contracts to the game.

Sledgehammer have also confirmed that new weapons will drop with the big COD WW2 update, including a new assault rifle: the Volkssturmgewehr, the Orso: a new SMG, and a new melee weapon: the Combat Knife.

Players can also receive a free Resistance Supply Drop every week during The Resistance, simply by logging in. 

Players can earn a total of five Resistance Supply Drop by logging in during each week of the event, and note that free Supply Drops do not carry over, so you must log in to redeem them each week.

Call of Duty WW2 fans on PS4 will soon see the release of the game's first DLC map pack, which is being launched later this month.

Ahead of the add-on's release date, Sledgehammer has previewed the game's new maps, Nazi Zombies and more.

The developer has created three new Resistance themed maps, a brand new War Mode map and another Zombies adventure.

Valkyrie takes place in and around the bunker where resistance fighters unsuccessfully tried to assassinate Hitler.

Anthropoid, meanwhile, is set in Occupied Prague, and is said to feature a lot of height variation and narrow interiors. Occupation is a remake of a Modern Warfare 3 map.

Perhaps most exciting of all, Activision gave fans a look at the new War Mode adventure, titled Operation Intercept.

The first objective will revolve around the rescue of resistance fighters. Players must then capture radio equipment, before leading an attack on the Nazis.

As for Nazi Zombies, the new chapter is described as the most terrifying yet. The new map adds fog to the mix, which should result in a host of scary scenarios.