Multiplayer MapsCall of Duty 2 includes several modes of gameplay that require players on each side to cooperate in order to better their chances of success. Below are the maps that are included with the stock version of Call of Duty 2. The maps can be played in all multiplayer modes, which allows for a great variety of gameplay choices. Villers Bocage, France
The Battle of Villers-Bocage (June 13, 1944) was an unusual clash between the British and Germans in northern France during World War II. At around 0830hrs on the 13th, a British force approached from the north-west, two battalions - one of armor and the other of motorized infantry, both of the 7th Armoured Division. The British vehicle losses for that day were more than 8 Cromwell tanks, 4 Sherman Fireflies, and a number of Stuart light tanks, as well as 30 halftracks or gun carriers. During the fierce fighting, the village was almost totally destroyed. Toujane, Tunisia The Battle of Toujane occurred from 10 to 11 March 1943 when the British 7th Armored Division assaulted the German-held town of Toujane, Tunisia, taking the town without much resistance on 10 March as the Afrika Korps retreated from the town to regroup and resupply to the north. The British captured valuable supplies that the Germans had left behind, but the forward elements of the 7th Armored Division found themselves outnumbered and outgunned when a larger German force attacked the town. The British were forced to evacuate, only to return in force with tanks and armored vehicles. The British infantry advanced and took out Flak 88 positions so that the armor could move into the town, and they succeeded in pushing the Germans back to the mosque, where they made their last stand before being wiped out. The British were able to retake the town from the German garrison and push the Germans back towards the Mareth Line, and the Germans were forced to take cover behind defensive positions.Stalingrad, Russia
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II and is considered one of the bloodiest and largest battles in human history. The battle was marked by unprecedented brutality and the disregard for civilian casualties on both sides, as well as a testament to the world the scale of devastation the Eastern Front had reached as a result of clash of ideologies. Total casualties are estimated at up to two million. The lack of exact data is the result of the Soviet government`s refusal at the time to calculate the losses for fear the sacrifice might have proven too high. The Axis powers lost about a quarter of their total manpower on the Eastern Front, and never completely recovered from the defeat. For the Soviets, the victory at Stalingrad marked the start of the liberation of the Soviet Union, leading to eventual victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945. Moscow, Russia
On 22 June 1941 Germany and its Axis allies invaded the Soviet Union, taking the Soviet political leadership, and hence most of the Red Army, completely by surprise. Having crushed most of the Soviet air force on the ground, German forces quickly advanced deep into Soviet territory using Blitzkrieg tactics. Armoured units raced forward in pincer movements trapping and destroying entire Soviet armies. While the German Army Group North moved towards Leningrad, and Army Group South went on to conquer Ukraine, Army Group Centre was to advance towards Moscow.The Soviet defences were catastrophic, and the casualties were enormous. In early August 1941 the Germans captured the city of Smolensk, an important stronghold on the road to Moscow, but the engagement in the Smolensk area blocked the German advance until mid-September, effectively disrupting the blitzkrieg. On October 2, 1941, Army Group Centre under Fedor von Bock finally launched its attack against Moscow, code-named Operation Typhoon. Matmata, Tunisia
The Tunisia Campaign was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of US, British and small numbers of Vichy French. The battle opened with general success of the German forces, but the massive supply and numerical superiority of the allies eventually led to their complete defeat. The result was the loss of over 275,000 German and Italian prisoners of war, including most of the Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK). It is often referred to as the Battle of Tunisia. Leningrad, Russia
The German assault on the city of Leningrad started in the spring of 1941. The Germans believed the taking of Leningrad was very important in their quest of taking over Russia. The Defense of Leningrad took an area of over 450 km and involved 517,000 men. The defense stopped the Germans in the suburbs of the city and lasted for 83 days. The Battle of Leningrad began on July 10, 1941 and lasted over three years. The Germans, along with the Finnish army, attacked with 38 divisions and were opposed by the Northern Front and the Northwestern Front. On July 10 the Russian State Committee for Defense combined the two Russian Fronts forming the Northwest Axis to coordinate efforts. Immediately the Northwest Axis fortified regions like Krasnogvardeisk and Slutsk- Kolpino to defense the enemy. Between November 1941 and October 1942 during the seige of Leningrad , 641,803 people died of starvation. Because of the shortages in food and supplies an offensive to break the blockade was impossible. Fortunately though, a successful Russian counteroffensive at Stalingrad drained the enemy of resources needed to carry out a new attack on Leningrad that was being planned. Carentan, France
On 6 June 1944, the US Army landed at Utah Beach and Omaha Beach in Normandy during Operation Overlord, and the D-Day landings allowed for the Allies to prepare for a push inlands, through the Wehrmacht defenses and the hedgerows. However, the German forces prepared for a counterattack against the Allies to drive them back into the sea, and the Americans found it imperative that the German-held town of Carentan be taken so that the Americans could have a foothold in Normandy from which to fight the Nazis. The US 101st Airborne Division would be given the responsibility of taking Carentan, while ground forces from the two beachheads assisted them. Meanwhile, the Germans assembled an army in Carentan so that they could fight the Americans. The Germans had two battalions of Ostlegionen (Soviet Union prisoners of war pressed into the German military) in addition to some paratroopers, and they were also able to station a panzer battalion and assault guns at the front lines to fight against the Americans. Caen, France
By the evening of June 6th, the tanks of the 21st Panzer Division, reinforced later that night by those of the 12th SS Hitlerjugend, had formed a barrier of fire and steel in front of Caen, which stopped the Allies in their tracks and banished all hopes of early deliverance for the thousands of civilians who had not fled the city after the initial bombings. The German commander brought his best divisions into play, notably most of his armoured units. The British and Canadians were pinned down in the cornfields around the city. Caen was to become the linchpin of the Battle of Normandy.The Battle of Caen was in danger of becoming bogged down – or so it appeared. The fighting turned into a war of position, with soldiers on both sides holed up in trenches. Attack followed counter-attack without any tangible results. The Great War cast its grim shadow across the Normandy front. |