Easy Red 2 Gold Dog Tags: Locations and Loadout Guide

How to Collect Gold Dog Tags and Unlock Special Soldiers

Easy Red 2 gold dog tags unlock named soldiers with special loadouts for singleplayer battles. Collecting them gives you access to unusual equipment combinations, including sniper rifles paired with submachine guns and loadouts carrying the Obrez Pistol. To collect a tag, interact directly with the soldier’s body—opening the inventory and taking equipment does not collect it.

These soldiers appear in specific missions during specific phases. They operate independently of ordinary squads and often fight alone, making their equipment and position useful clues when searching a crowded battlefield.

Follow this collection checklist:

1. Load the mission containing your target soldier.
2. Advance to the required phase, including any specified victory conditions.
3. Search the listed objective, flank, or landmark for the soldier or their body.
4. Interact directly with the body to collect the tag.

Use the locations below to plan your search around mission phases. Equipment descriptions help distinguish the target, but the direct body interaction is the essential collection step.

How to Spawn With an Unlocked Loadout

Select the unlocked special loadout in the pre-mission menu, then enter a mission that allows infantry squad selection. In the spawn menu, look for the special soldier at the end of the infantry list.

The special soldier is available for one spawn in that mission. Plan that deployment around the equipment you want to use.

Unlock availability follows the official map:

• Kwajalein and Roi-Namur have separate loadout selections, despite both belonging to Operation Flintlock.
• Operation Konrad and Operation Spring Awakening share loadout availability through the Lake Balaton map.
• Custom missions can use these unlocked loadouts when they use the same official map.

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Anzio and Cassino Dog Tags

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Anzio

In Breakout: Clearing Cisterna, look for Sylvester Antolak and Audie Murphy. Antolak’s listed primary weapon is an M1 Thompson; Murphy’s loadout combines an MG 42 without a bipod and an M1 Carbine.

Use that mission name when targeting these unlocks. Older Anzio mission names and equipment descriptions can lead you toward a different battlefield setup.

Cassino

Cassino offers several searches with distinct phase and objective cues:

• Henry Guarnere — Towards Monte Trocchio: Phase 2, during the attack on Taverna town. His weapons include an M1 Carbine and M1A1 Thompson.
• Joseph Hochadel — Cervaro Highlands: Phase 3 or 4, attacking the final part of Cervaro town. Look for an American medic carrying an M1A1 Thompson and S&W Victory.
• Oberto Pellegrini — Cervaro Highlands: Phase 2, defending the northern capture point. His Carcano M91 Cavalry Carbine and Adrian helmet distinguish him from the American target.
• Dilbahadur Khattri — 3rd Battle: Assault on Castle Hill: Phase 3, after the castle hill is captured. His loadout includes an M1A1 Thompson and Enfield No. 2 Mk I*.
• Rudolf Böhmler — Atop Snakeshead Ridge: Phase 3, defending the town containing the church. Look for a German soldier carrying an StG 44 and Luger P.08.

Search Cervaro Highlands at both listed stages to pursue Hochadel and Pellegrini during the same mission.

Tunisia and Kos Mission Locations

Northern and Southern Tunisia have separate map-based loadout selections. Match the operation and mission before searching a particular flank.

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Soldier	Mission	Phase and search area
Ahmed El Abed	Medjez-el-Bab Resistance	Phase 2, behind the western capture point
Charles de Lambilly	Medjez-el-Bab Resistance	Phase 4, behind the western capture point
Johannes Scheid	Hill 286	Phase 3, on Hill 286
Francesco La Fata	Taking Sedjenane	Phase 1, behind the capture point with German reinforcements
Albert Alfred Picot	Taking Sedjenane	Phase 2, behind the capture point near Sedjenane
William L. Nelson	Taking Sedjenane	Phase 2, at the first capture point
John Anderson	Longstop Hill	Phase 1, western flank
John Patrick Kenneally	Longstop Hill	Phase 2, eastern flank near the captured point
John Oscroft	Longstop Hill	Phase 3, behind British lines
Georg Neuffer	Battle for Bizerte	Phase 5, western flank
Dominique Bartolini	Gafsa Airfield Drop	Phase 4, attacking the town
Robert D. Booker	Fruhlingswind: Sidi-Bou-Zid Charge	Phase 1, defending the western capture point
Fritz Fullriede	Struggle for Sbiba Gap	Phase 2, attacking the second Allied defensive position
Jean Silvy	Pushing the Tebaga Gap	Phase 2, at the westernmost capture point
Giuseppe di Bartolo	Encircling at Gabès	Phase 2, entering the town

Longstop Hill provides a clear sequence: search the western flank in Phase 1, the eastern flank in Phase 2, and behind British lines in Phase 3. Anderson carries a Thompson, Kenneally carries a Bren, and Oscroft pairs a Sten with a PIAT.

In Struggle for Sbiba Gap, Fullriede’s Gewehr 41 and M1A1 Bazooka combination gives you a distinctive equipment clue.

Kos

Several Kos targets appear late in their missions:

• Felice Leggio — Invasion of Marmari: Phase 6. Look for an Italian soldier with an MAB 38, Beretta M1934, and Bustina cap.
• Francesco De Giovanni — Kardamaina: Final phase, at one of the two capture points. He carries a Breda 30.
• Dante Zucchelli — Kos Harbour: Phase 4, defending the harbor. His weapons include a Carcano M91 Cavalry and Beretta M1934.
• James G. Gray — Kos Airport: Phase 4, in the town attacked before the airport. He wears a British uniform and carries a Sten Mk II and S&W Revolver.
• William Patrick Reilly — Kos Airport: Phase 5, at the airport entrance. Look for a British uniform, Brodie helmet, and Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk I.

Gray and Reilly are playable through the Italian selection despite their British uniforms. Check that selection when equipping their unlocked loadouts.

Pacific Dog Tags: Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, and Makin

Keep separate checklists for Kwajalein and Roi-Namur. An unlock on one island does not populate the other island’s loadout selection.

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Soldier	Mission	Phase and search area
Leonard C. Brostrom	Pushing North	Phase 3 or 4, east of Center Pier
Fred Henry Bucholz	Clearing the Admirality Area	Phase 2, eastern flank during the bunker attack
Robert H. McCard	The Last of Kwajalein	Phase 2, after the Americans capture the first point; eastern flank near the beach
Michiyuki Yamada	Eastern Namur	Phase 2, defending the large bunker
Steve Hopkins	Holding the Line	Phase 3, defending the capture point
Aquila J. Dyess	Northern Defenses	Phase 2, attacking the western capture point
James Roosevelt II	Red Beach Invasion	Phase 3, attacking the western capture points near the beach
Seizo Ishikawa	Ukiangong Village	Phase 3, defending the village
Elio Bizzari	Piercing the Jungle	Phase 2, crossing the river
Gardiner Conroy	Yellow Beach Landings	Phase 2, storming the beaches
George Antolak	Main Defensive Area	Phase 2, attacking the western capture point
Hiroshi Sawami	Main Defensive Area	Phase 4, defending Stone Pier

On Makin, James Roosevelt II carries the M1941 Johnson LMG and Colt M1911A1. Elio Bizzari has a particularly recognizable pairing: a Type 38 rifle with a bayonet and an M1 Carbine.

For Main Defensive Area, search the western objective during Phase 2, then return your attention to Stone Pier in Phase 4 for Sawami.

Shanghai and Nanking Loadouts

The Chinese campaigns also have named soldier unlocks. Their equipment offers useful targets when choosing which loadouts to pursue:

• Shanghai: Huang Meixing carries a ZB-26 and Type 24 Rifle; Zheng Shaoyan pairs a ZB-26 with a stocked Mauser C96 “Schnellfeuer.”
• Shanghai: Japanese loadouts include Kazuomi Uchida with a Type Be and Type 14 Nambu Pistol, and Tokiharu Kuranaga with a Type 11 LMG and Type 38 Rifle.
• Nanking: Luo Yufeng carries a ZB-26 and Mauser C96; Xie Chengrui uses an M1920 'Tsing Tao' and Type 24 Rifle.
• Nanking: Sadao Yamanaka carries a Type 38 Rifle and Type 14 Nambu Pistol; Saijo Yaso pairs a Type 11 LMG with a Ruby Modèle 1915.

Stalingrad and Normandy Dog Tag Locations

Stalingrad’s special soldiers include several scoped-rifle and unusual sidearm combinations. Normandy’s searches frequently use beach positions, drop zones, and captured objectives as landmarks.

Soldier	Mission	Phase and search area
Vasily Kvachantiradze	Main Residential Invasion	Phase 3, near the capture point
Maksim Passar	Seizing The Railyard	Phase 2 for the Germans, behind the wooden barrier between the wagons
Erwin Konig	Southern Assault	Phase 4, near the previous phase’s capture point
Vasily Zaitsev	Volga River Crossing	Phase 3, left capture point between ruined houses
Mikhail Panikakha	Encircling the Grain Elevator	Phase 5, left capture point behind sandbags
Yakov Pavlov	Pavlov's House	Phase 1, inside the house at the first capture point
Ivan Kharchenko	Industrial Roundabout Shootout	Phase 2, right capture point near the Flak 88
Walter Mitty	Omaha Beach	Phase 1, left side of the beach near the tank barge
Norman Cota	Omaha Beach	Phase 3, near the Flak 38 positions
Stanley Hollis	Sword Beach	Phase 2, near the right capture point
Richard Winters	Utah Beach	Phase 2, behind you on the left side of the beach
Josef Porta	Pointe du Hoc counterattack	Phase 2, near the main road; the opening phases must be won by the Germans
John Howard	Taking Pegasus Bridge	Phase 2, north of Pegasus Bridge
Heinrich Severloh	Holding Pegasus Bridge	Phase 3, near the Flak 88; the opening phases must be won by the Germans
Harrison Summers	Encircling Carentan	Phase 3, near the crashed C-47
Kurt Beigang	Battle for Carentan	Phase 3, defending the opposite riverbank at Carentan’s entrance

For an Obrez Pistol loadout, pursue Vasily Kvachantiradze or Ivan Kharchenko. Kvachantiradze combines it with an SVT-40, while Kharchenko carries a PPSh-41.

Yakov Pavlov carries a PPSh-41 and PTRD-41, but that heavy loadout prevents running. Account for that movement restriction when choosing him for a mission.

In Normandy, pay attention to the victory conditions attached to Porta and Severloh. Reaching a numbered phase alone is insufficient when their appearance requires earlier German victories.

Sainte-Mère-Église

This mission has multiple targets across consecutive phases:

• Robert Cole: Phase 2, near the drop zone during the town attack.
• John Steele: Phase 2, near the drop zone during the town attack.
• Jack Agnew: Phase 3, after Sainte-Mère-Église is captured.

Cole and Steele carry M1A1 Thompsons and Colt M1911A1 pistols. Agnew carries an M3A1 Grease Gun.

French Ardennes and Bastogne Dog Tags

These campaigns cover different battles and maps. Use the mission title to distinguish the 1940 French Ardennes targets from the Battle of the Bulge soldiers.

Soldier	Mission	Phase and search area
Pierre Beaugrand	Donchery Blitz	Phase 4, attacking the southern point in Donchery
Walther Rubarth	Sedan Blitz	Phase 2, on top of the hill
Pierre Bes De Berc	Blitz on Stonne	Phase 4, defending one of the capture points
Hermann Balck	Reinforcing Stonne	Phase 4, behind the repair station at the southern point
François De Salaberry	Taking Back Stonne	Phase 2, French left flank near the northern point
William R. Desobry	Burning Noville	Phase 2, behind American lines
Jack Edwards	Mageret Assault	Phase 2, northern point of town on the American left flank
C.E. Jones	Marvie Counterattack	Phase 2, attacking central Marvie on the American right flank
Arthur Otto Beyer	Battle at Foy	Phase 1, American forest entrenchments south of Foy
Ronald Speirs	Battle at Foy	Phase 3, American right flank during the push into the town center
James Richard Hendrix	Through Flamierge	Phase 5, north of the small town being attacked north of Flamierge
Anton Becker	Retaking Noville	Phase 3, near the town center during the attack

Battle at Foy offers two searches at widely separated stages. Look for Beyer in the forest positions during Phase 1, then search the American right flank for Speirs during Phase 3.

Hendrix’s M1 Garand and M1A1 Bazooka combination distinguishes him during Through Flamierge. Edwards instead carries a BAR M1918 with a bipod.

Budapest and Lake Balaton Special Soldiers

Siege of Budapest

Start with missions that have clear objective cues:

• Anton "Toni" Ameiser — The Suburbs Run Red: Phase 2, defending the right flank. He carries an FG-42/II and MP40.
• Edomer Tassonyi — The Suburbs Run Red: Phase 2, defending the right flank. Look for a Hungarian uniform, Bocskai cap, Danuvia 43M, and Panzerfaust 100.
• Pyotr Khrychev — Shattering the Attila Line: Phase 3, the penultimate phase, attacking the town. His loadout combines a Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine and DP27.
• Virgil Rusu — Race to the Danube: Phase 1, attacking. He carries an Orita M1941 and Beretta M1934.
• Alexandru Dobriceanu — Tombs of the Past & Present: Phase 3, attacking the northernmost point. His weapons include an MP41 and Panzerfaust 60.
• Vasile Podhorschi — Tombs of the Past & Present: Phase 5, after capturing the cemetery park, attacking the northernmost point. He carries an MAB38A and Mannlicher 95/30.
• Constantin Marinescu — Urban Sprawl: Phase 3, attacking the southern point. Look for a Romanian winter uniform, radio, ZB vz. 30, and MP 40.
• Gerhard Schmidhuber — Southern Thrust: Phase 2, defending the western point. He carries an MP 41 and Luger P.08.

The two targets in The Suburbs Run Red share a phase and flank. Use their German and Hungarian uniforms, along with their different weapons, to tell them apart.

Operation Konrad

Ivan Bulaenko appears in The Medieval Capital, Phase 3, defending the southern capture point. His PPS-43 and Obrez Pistol loadout provides another route to the unusual Soviet sidearm.

Vladimir Fedorovich Chekalov appears in Eastern Counteroffensive, Phase 4, attacking the northern capture point. He carries a PPS-42 and Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine.

Operation Spring Awakening

• Georg Hurdelbrink — Armored Onslaught: Phase 2, attacking the western capture point. His MP 38 is paired with an RPzB 54 Panzerschreck.
• Galaktion Alpaidze — The Slog: Phase 3, the penultimate phase, defending the mill. He carries a scoped SVT-40 and Panzerfaust 100.
• Pyotr Skorikov — Desperate Night Raid: Phase 3, defending the eastern capture point. His weapons include a PPS-43 and TT-33.

These operations share the Lake Balaton map, so check the shared loadout selection after collecting their tags.

Achievement Tracking and Missing Loadouts

The game includes a Dog Tag Collector Steam achievement. Keep your collection checklist organized by map and soldier so you can distinguish a collected tag from equipment you merely picked up.

Entry	Relevant detail
Dog Tag Collector	Steam achievement
Version 2.1.1	Includes Kwajalein and Roi-Namur map fixes, plus mission-related fixes

When a special soldier is missing from your selection or a search turns up nothing, work through the relevant checks:

• Collected weapons without unlocking the soldier: Interact directly with the body; inventory looting alone does not collect the tag.
• Unlocked soldier missing from another campaign: Check the official map. Kwajalein and Roi-Namur maintain separate selections.
• Special soldier missing from the spawn list: Select the loadout before the mission, then use an infantry squad selection and check the final soldier entry.
• Already used the special soldier: The loadout provides one spawn in that mission.
• Target absent from the listed area: Match the mission, phase, and any required earlier victories. For Porta and Severloh, the opening German victories are part of the search conditions.