Saint-Lô

For the Call of Duty 3 level, see Saint-Lô (Level).

Saint-Lô is a town in France where the Allies attacked during World War II.

History
Saint-Lô is attacked by the American 29th Infantry Division during the Liberation of Paris. Its first appearance is in the game Call of Duty 3 as the first mission.

The Battle
In Call of Duty 3 the Americans used jeeps and "Deuce and a Half"'s to transport troop to the battle and some are destroyed along the way. The Americans arrive around the town while some arrive at an old church. The troops move up, kill the Germans in the church, and destroy the German MG42s and tanks. The Americans take several locations and buildings in Saint-Lô to defeat the Germans.

The training level starts out with Private Huxley telling you to shoot four helmets in a row. He'll never give the player the five dollars he bet. The next thing is that he will throw a smoke and frag grenade. Then, you get on a "Deuce and a Half" where it gets blown up. You are on the ground, which then You'll get dragged to safety by Dixon and another soldier. Then, the soldier gets shot, so you get up to form up with Sergeant Frank McCullin. This is where you meet Guzzo, your squad's new radio operator. Then, you get a boost from Guzzo to go over the brick wall and fight your way through the level.

Once you go through the church on the left, McCullin tells you to clear out a blown up building. Once you walk through the door you are attacked by a German soldier. You are now in a fist fight with this soldier. Once you're done with him you have to spot targets for a tank because it's getting hammered by several MG-42s. After that, your tank blows up suddenly, causing you to meet up with the rest of your squad and you keep moving through the building to take out the MG42s that have your troops pinned down. Then, you go to a German command post and clear it. After that, you fight of an approaching german Panzer. You keep fighting until reinforcements arrive (in the form of Sherman tanks) and the level then ends.

Trivia

 * This is the first time in the game where you engage a German soldier in physical combat.


 * The scene where McCullin points his gun at Guzzo is reminiscent of a scene in Saving Private Ryan, where Horvath points his weapon at Reiben for his intention to desert.