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The Canadian aspect of the campaign is centered on Pte. Cole, led by [[First World War]] veteran Lieutenant Robichauld, who demonstrates a proud and often haphazard style of leadership, often making assaults and completing objectives beyond his assigned mission at the risk of his own men. Robichauld commands a Canadian infantry unit, capturing an industrial area and successfully defending it from superior numbers of German infantry and armor. In further missions, the unit clears a forest near the Laison River, during which Robichauld berates the young radioman Pte. Baron over his lack of combat participation. Tension builds between the two, and Baron insists that he is not a coward. Robichauld dismisses him and assigns him to act as radio contact for a Polish unit. Robichauld proceeds to clear a town to rescue some Canadian prisoners, but rather than withdraw with the rescued servicemen he decides to assist in capturing the whole town. The unit plants demolition charges in a German ammunition dump, but when Callard checks to see if the charges were defective, the squad is decimated. Robichauld and Cole are wounded, and Sgt. Callard is killed. Robichauld decides to award Callard the [[Victoria Cross]] and promote Cole to corporal.
The Polish campaign revolves around Bohater, a tank commander (incidentally, Bohater translates as 'hero' in Polish). Bohater participates in a Polish sweep across the French countryside, engaging German armor and defeating the Black Baron, an infamous German tank commander, after a furious duel in a small town. The Polish later move into position at the base of Mount Ormel, which is assaulted by the Germans on all sides. Bohater and his crew eliminate many German tanks, but eventually their tank is damaged and the crew abandons it. They join in the battle alongside the Polish infantry units and other tank crews, holding off the ferocious German attack while waiting desperately for the Canadian reinforcements. The Canadian radio operator, Baron, arrives to call in artillery, but is overwhelmed with personal grief over his cowardice and is killed when he exposed himself. Several members of Bohater's crew are killed while holding off a German assault. Retreating to the top of Mount Ormel, the Poles fight desperately until they are finally relieved by the Canadians.
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