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Contents

  • Multiplayer Maps and Modes
    • Game Modes
    • Aachen
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • Ardennes Forest
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy map
    • U.S.S. Texas
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • London Docks
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • Gustav Cannon
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • Carentan
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy
    • Flak Tower
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • Gibraltar
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • Pointe du Hoc
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
    • Sainte Marie du Mont
      • Overview
      • Domination Tactics
      • Hardpoint Tactics
      • Capture the Flag Tactics
      • Search & Destroy Map
  • Multiplayer Introduction
    • Overview
    • Movement
    • Making a Class
    • Scorestreaks
    • Combat
    • Firing Range
      • Overview
      • Primary Weapons
      • Attachments
      • Secondary Weapons
      • Lethal Equipment
      • Tactical Equipment
      • Basic Training
      • Scorestreaks
    • Divisions
      • Overview
    • Headquarters
      • Overview
  • Achievements & Trophies
    • Single-Player Campaign
    • Multiplayer
    • The Final Reich
    • Platinum Trophy
  • The Campaign
    • Mission 01: D-Day
      • Overview
      • Under Deck
      • D-Day
    • Mission 02: Operation Cobra
      • Overview
      • Objective: Reach the AA Gun
    • Mission 03: Stronghold
      • Overview
      • Objective: Clear the Church
      • Objective: Protect Zussman
      • Objective: Destroy the Final AA Gun
    • Mission 04: S.O.E.
      • Overview
      • Objective: Stop the Train
    • Mission 05: Liberation
      • Overview
      • Objective: Search for Officer Fischer
      • Objective: Place Explosives on North Gate
      • Objective: Place Explosives on South Gate
      • Objective: Assault the Garrison
      • Objective: Defend the Garrison
    • Mission 06: Collateral Damage
      • Overview
      • Objective: Use the Field Phone
      • Objective: Reach the Theater
      • Objective: Clear the Square
      • Objective: Reach the Hotel
      • Objective: Secure the Hotel
      • Objective: Help Aiello Start the Truck
      • Objective: Find Anna
      • Objective: Return Anna
      • Objective: Defend Your Position
    • Mission 07: Death Factory
      • Overview
      • Objective: Defend the Bridge
      • Objective: Eliminate the Enemy Mortar Camp
      • Objective: Find Your Squad
      • Objective: Find the Assembly Point
      • Objective: Capture the Mill
      • Objective: Defend the Mill
    • Mission 08: Hill 493
      • Overview
      • Objective: Capture the Hill
      • Objective: Destroy the Artillery
      • Objective: Disable the Tank
    • Mission 09: Battle of the Bulge
      • Overview
      • Objective: Protect the Convoy
      • Objective: Protect the Bombers
      • Objective: Destroy the Tanks
    • Mission 10: Ambush
      • Overview
      • Objective: Ambush the German Transport
      • Objective: Infiltrate the Airbase
      • Objective: Provide Overwatch for Pierson
      • Objective: Rescue Zussman
    • Mission 11: The Rhine
      • Overview
      • Objective: Assault the Bridge
      • Objective: Secure the Tower
      • Objective: Follow Pierson
      • Objective: Secure the Second Tower
      • Objective: Capture the AA Gun
      • Objective: Rally With Your Squad
  • Basic Training
    • Welcome, Private!
  • Introduction
    • Welcome back to World War II!
  • Foreword
    • Glen, Michael, and the Sledgehammer Games Team
  • War Maps
    • Overview
    • Objectives
    • Operation Breakout
      • Overview
    • Operation Griffin
      • Overview
  • Nazi Zombies
    • Introduction
    • Characters
    • Loadouts
    • Power-Ups
    • Scoring & Jolts
    • Blitzes
    • Arsenal
    • The Zombies
    • Walkthrough
      • Overview
      • Part One: Open the Bunker
      • Part Two: Explore the Salt Mines
      • Part Three: The tesla Gun
      • Interlude: The Upgrade Machine
      • Part Four: The Right Hand of God
      • Part Five: The Left Hand of God
      • Part Six: The Voice of God
      • Part Seven: Defeat the Panzermorder
    • Gameplay, Tips & Strategies
      • Overview

Call of Duty: WWII Guide › The Campaign › Mission 03: Stronghold

Overview

Mission Intel

Date: 7/26/1944

Location: Marginy, France

Journal Entry: Can’t believe I’m fightin’ alongside Zussman again. He’s holdin’ up all right, considerin’ we just blasted through miles of Hedgerows. You’d think Pierson might go a little easier on ‘im. You’d be wrong.

Objective: Take the Church

No time for elaborate planning; Marigny is a warzone. It’s your squad’s job to advance on the enemy and take their emplaced defenses in the nearby church.

Activate Aiello’s special ability to get a mortar-marking grenade. Follow Pierson’s directions to flank right. Move around the back of the right wall and toss a smoke grenade inside. There are Germans on the outside, as well as firing from windows. The M1928 SMG isn’t the best at long-range, so don’t try to shoot at any enemies who are positioned beyond the near side of the structure.

Memento: Locket

There is one thing to get on the second floor, a Locket memento. This is a tricky one to find. Climb the right set of stairs in the house. See the blown out area of the floor up here? Approach the hole and look to the left. You should see a sink in an indent in the wall. The collectible is attached to a mirror above the sink.

When it’s mostly clear, crouch down and cross the street. Look for an enemy weapon and use it as your alternate weapon. As you approach the house, use a rifle to pick off enemies firing down from the second floor. Next, switch back to the SMG (or similar weapon) and defend against any remaining Germans inside the building.

With the building clear, you can ignore the second floor and head back out into the street on the other side. This leads to the base of the church. The Germans have a heavy defense set up along the bottom. Find cover behind the stone wall and shoot any Germans who appear.

Two Birds, One Stone

Early in this battle, several Germans arrive in a vehicle. Toss a grenade inside (or close to) the vehicle to kill several Nazis at once.

When orders arrive to rescue a wounded soldier, crouch low and press the Activate button to drag the soldier into the safety of the nearby building. Shortly after saving the wounded soldier, a German halftrack arrives.

Historical Tip: Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Halftrack)

These German halftracks were a mainstay of the Axis forces and a key component of the Blitzkreig land-based warfare strategy. The halftracks can transport up to a 10 soldiers and are usually outfitted with a mounted machine gun. The treads on the back made the vehicle extremely versatile, allowing it to traverse decimated battlefields and heavily forested areas.

As the vehicle comes into view, focus on picking off the soldiers inside the halftrack. When the threat is cleared, run up and use the mounted machine gun to eliminate the Germans in the destroyed building across from the church.

Halftrack Gunner

Normally it’s a bad idea to utilize an emplaced gun on the harder difficulties. In Call of Duty: WWII, however, the halftrack provides extra protection from incoming enemy fire. As long as you pick off the enemies in quick fashion, this is a very effective way to clear a path.

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