Mission 1 - Operation Overlord | Allied | Campaign Sudden Strike 4 Guide

Mission objectives:

1. Destroy two bridges
2. Attack and hold the nearby city
3. Find and destroy heavy artillery battery
4. Destroy enemy's defense line and capture three points near the shore

This mission is divided into two stages: in the first one you command a paratroopers unit which has to complete the first three objectives so then a landing can be performed on a beach. The best choice for the doctrines is to use the infantry one because you will use them a lot in this mission.

Capturing the city won't be a challenge if you bring additional forces into buildings in the city and you defeat the defenders.

First, you have to find soldiers scattered near the drop point. Follow the parachutes lying around. After finding 6 groups of soldiers you must head south to a nearby bridge which is defended by a small group of enemies. One of your soldiers should plant a dynamite on the bridge (1) and you should blow it up after that soldiers moves away from it to a safe place (select a dynamite and an order to detonate). The same should be done with the second bridge. After that you have to take care of the next objective - capturing the city. There are two groups of paratroopers, one is north and the second is south from this place (2). You only need to have to approach them with one of your soldiers and they will join you. Now, you must approach the city from the west where you can find an abandoned medium machine gun. Order one of your soldiers to use it (3) and the rest should be placed inside of the nearby buildings (4). The city's garrison consists only of infantry which will attack you immediately. Try to keep all of your soldiers in the buildings and when constructions' endurance drops dangerously low or the same happens to health of your soldiers you must evacuate them behind those buildings.

Capturing artillery cannons not only allows you to proceed further in the mission but will also strengthen your units greatly. Join your forces on the beach into one group and move further in the land. Use all of your forces to destroy enemy locations, one by one.

Now, it is time to find heavy artillery cannons (5). There are 4 locations on the map. Each time when you play this mission the cannons are in different place. They won't cause you any trouble because they shoot in the direction of the shore so only their crew and a few defenders will resist. Those cannons are worth capturing because they are useful for the next stage. When you eliminate them (you destroyed the cannons themselves or their crew) a landing will take place on a nearby beach (6). After unloading the transport ship you gain control over a given squad. It is recommended to merge all squads into one group and move forward. Your objective is to secure three key locations (7). 88 mm Flak cannons can be found in two places and they are dangerous for infantry and tanks. In this mission you only need an all-out attack although it is worth to sneak up on those cannons by using your infantry and bushes. You can use your paratroopers, captured cannons and the units from the shore to attack nearby outposts. The number of units in your possession is overwhelming when compared with the defenders which means that you can easily capture each of the places. You only need to have them all in one group with infantry in the first line.