This is the game’s first stealth mission. It is a huge benefit to get through these stealth sections without alerting the enemies, because the Germans will often send large groups of enemies and even dogs if you set off the alarm.
Dossier – Arthur Crowley
Age: 40
Height: 5’ 11”
Born: London, UK
Arthur’s parents were Alfred and Ethel, a police chief and pediatric nurse. Arthur was educated at Oxford and, at the age of 18, undertook an apprenticeship as a coal-miner in Kent. After studying mining engineering, he joined the firm of Billings and Thomas Ltd., manufacturers of mining equipment. Always of an athletic bent, and feeling a close connection to military service (a family tradition), he felt it was his patriotic duty to join the British Expeditionary Force when it was established in 1938.
In 1940, as part of the BEF’s retreat to Dunkirk, he was captured along with 79 other British and French soldiers by the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte, but managed to escape. Making his way to the beach, his bravery in attempting to repel the German onslaught earned him the title, “The Hero of Dunkirk,” but he carries deep emotional scars from the battle.
Crowley, burning with desire to avenge his fallen comrades, joined the Special Operations Executive shortly after Dunkirk.
At the start of the mission, crouch down and follow Pierson and Turner as they proceed down the hill. Use your knife to kill the guard. Next, use the grease gun to eliminate the soldier driving the truck.
Objective: Infiltrate the Courtyard
Follow Crowley into the house. Stay in a crouched position and approach the German soldier as he walks past. Press the Melee button while behind him to engage in a stealth kill.
Vivian steps forward and gets the next soldier patrolling outside. Score another melee kill on the guard standing by the fence.
Directly ahead is a German with his back to you examining a mirror. Wait for the vehicle and its escort to move past. Perform a melee attack on the soldier slowly following the vehicle.
Now return to the left wall. Move up a little to see a guard examining a painting on a wooden table. Wait until the guards in front of him move away, then sneak up for another melee kill.
Two guards stand near a burning trashcan. Instead of trying to confront them, go to the dried riverbed to the left. Quickly move past them by using the water grate.
This leads to the back of a house. Locate several guards sitting around a campfire. Wait for the soldiers to move through the house. When the coast is clear, move around the left side of the house.
This leads to a window in the side of the house. Wait for the guard on the inside to turn and walk away.
Jump through the window and execute the guard inside. At the back of the house, rendezvous with Vivian and Crowley.
Stationhouse
Unfortunately, someone didn’t tell your reinforcements that the train assault was supposed to be a covert mission. An army convoy arrives and runs over several Germans who are talking in the street.
You must now fight the enemies here and head to the train before it takes off. Approach the stone wall and two German Shepherds attack. Dispose of the dogs first before focusing on the enemies outside the station.
Toss a frag grenade into the area outside the station, then throw a smoke grenade to conceal your approach to the station door. Once at the station, detach the silencer on the Grease Gun to get some increased stopping power.
There should still be several German soldiers guarding the inside of the station. Use a frag grenade to flush them out. Listen for the arrival of the train, though; you must get to the door on the other side before the time runs out. Activate the rear door to get to the train.
Train Chase
Once in the vehicle, try to keep the train within view to successfully pass this section of the level.
Sunday Driver
You can earn a special achievement/trophy by completing the driving sequence without hitting any obstacles. Playing on Recruit difficulty makes this sequence much easier, since you can drive slower without losing the train.
You can get a basic idea of where to go by looking at the top of the screen for the general direction of the train. However, it’s important to avoid hitting any large obstacles and ensure you don’t accidently turn the vehicle around.
Although the incoming fire from the train is deadly, it is wildly inaccurate, so don’t worry about getting shot by the gun as long as you keep your finger on the gas.
Train Battle
Zussman eventually takes the wheel. When this occurs, it’s time to take control on the gun and mow down the Germans attacking from the train. This section is extremely chaotic; you may be tempted to hold down the gun in an attempt to kill as many enemies as possible. Unfortunately, the machine gun can overheat and, if this happens, you are done for. To increase your accuracy and avoid the prospects of overheating, focus on an enemy parallel or ahead of the vehicle.
The deadliest part of the train ride is the second to last car, which contains two machine gunners. Luckily, this car appears just after a checkpoint. Target this car with suppressing fire as soon as it is within range to avoid taking a lot of damage from the machine guns.
Now it’s time to prepare for a couple of quick-time events. At the end of the chase, a grenade is tossed in your vehicle. You must thread-the-needle to toss the grenade out. This triggers another quick-time event, so prepare to press the Jump button to evacuate the vehicle before it gets crushed underneath the locomotive. Train stopped, objective complete!
Objective: Rally with Your Squad
After a short combat sequence, climb through the wreckage and follow your new French ally to meet back up with the rest of your squad. Unfortunately, some Germans have already recovered from the crash. As you hurdle the wreckage to the next area, some enemies begin a counterassault.
This area is straightforward. Just follow the Resistance fighter with Zussman. As you reach each new area, a few Germans will be defending. Pick them off with your rifle. If you don’t have a rifle, get one from a downed Nazis.
Remember to use Zussman’s Squad ability as soon as it unlocks. This will allow you to keep a full store of first aid kits.
Last Stop
Complete this level, S.O.E., to unlcok this achievement/trophy.