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January 28, 2025

Sniper Elite: Resistance: Mission 5, Devil’s Cauldron Collectibles

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This guide is for Mission 5: Devil’s Cauldron, of Sniper Elite: Resistance, the newest entry into the famous sniping franchise. Taking place at the same time as the events of Sniper Elite 5, you play the role of Captain Harry Hawker, a British sniper who’s working with the French resistance to stop the latest Nazi Wunderwaffe.

Throughout the games campaign, you’ll collect a range of collectibles to upgrade your weapons. There’s also lore, intel, and extra story beats to find in the game. Not to mention the new ‘propaganda missions’ which present you with extra missions.

Collectible types

For completionists and achievement / trophy hunters, there’s plenty to go at, with 135 collectibles spread across eight of the nine missions in the game. These include:

Personal letters – open envelopes with letters that are scattered throughout the levels, sometimes these are mission related. You’ll unlock the “Pen Pal” achievement for finding 35 of these.
Classified documents – usually blue documents with the Eagle emblem emblazoned on it, sometimes these are mission related. You’ll unlock the “Top Secret” achievement for finding 35 of these.
Hidden items – different collectibles that can be mission related (propaganda posters count as a hidden item). You’ll unlock the “Treasure Hunter” achievement for finding 22 of these.
Dead-eye targets – these are stone eagle statues that sit in different places across the levels, shoot them down. You’ll unlock the “Spread Your Wings” achievement for destroying 21 of these.
Workbenches – finding them gives you new customisation options for your weapons. Use them to tinker and upgrade your loadout. You’ll unlock the “Innovator” achievement for finding 22 of these.
Propaganda posters – find these to unlock a new propaganda mission to tackle from the main menu.
Kill List Targets (not a collectible but there are further unlocks to be had) – these are high value targets on the map. Killing them with a specific method or weapon will grant you a new unlock. You’ll need the extra weapons to unlock the “Master at Arms” achievement for becoming the master of each weapon.

Mission 5: Devil’s Cauldron (19 collectibles)

Five personal letters
Five classified documents
Three hidden items (one of which is a Propaganda poster)
Three dead-eye targets
Three workbenches

Collectibles are listed in the order they appear in the menu, not the order they are most efficiently collected.

Personal Letters

“Location Exposed” (1 / 5)

Head to the big house in front of you at the start of the mission. To the left are some steps down towards the church. Head down the path and as the path curves right, look left. On a crate in front of a metal fence is the letter.

“A Childish Party” (2 / 5)

Go up the main road you see from the beginning of the mission. Head up until you reach a checkpoint, to the left of the house that overlooks the beginning. You’ll come across a checkpoint with a guard inside, the letter is on a table.

“I Miss You So Much” (3 / 5)

Head to the large building where the “Kill List” target is patrolling. To the left there’s a coastal path. Not far up the slop and on the path is a jutted out small bunker with a guard. The letter is there (there’s also an LMG for the Kill List target objective).

“It’s All in Ruins” (4 / 5)

In the big house where the “Kill List” target is. On the top floor, in the back left small room. It’s on the bottom shelf of a bedside stand.

“Be a Man, Not a Boy” (5 / 5)

Found in the building in the checkpoint area, on the upper part of the map. It’s not far from the entrance to the Production Facility. You can get there by following the main road up from the start of the mission.

Classified Documents

“Scuttle Order” (1 / 5)

In the Production Facility (main objective), above the objective’s location. In a comms type room, on a desk near a window that looks out onto the main room (with the objective).

“Wilhelm’s Folly” (2 / 5)

Located in the top office of the U-Boat warehouse (side mission, look for blue on the map). It’s on a desk.

“Classified Cargo” (3 / 5)

In the house that can be seen from the starting area (straight ahead). Go in, and it’s upstairs on a desk.

“Intruder Spotted” (4 / 5)

At the bottom of the large stone wall (the huge thing that the Production Facility sits on). To the back left is a small bunker, the documet is on a table in there.

“Scuttle Instructions” (5 /5)

In the Production Facility (main objective area). Where you must destroy the objective, to the left of the room, moving away from the big circular structure. You should see a safe. The key is one of the Gestapo officers (or you can use a Satchel Charge of course).

Hidden Items

“Playing Cards” (1 / 3)

Look for the road that curves round and is on the bottom left of the circular yellow objective area. The hidden item atop some crates, near a guard checkpoint just off the road.

“Laboratory ID” (2 / 3)

At the main entrance to the Production Facility (main objective). If you follow the main road from the start upwards, through the enemy camps to reach it. Open the door to the left of the entrance and in a side room on your right, on table, is the item.

Propaganda Poster – “La Maquis Voit Tout” (3 / 3)

On the side fo the Church wall, on the outside of the building

Dead-Eye Targets

You’re looking for the white eagle icons on the image.

Stone Eagle (1 / 3)

From the start of the level, look to the left at the Lighthouse. The eagle is sat atop the lighthouse (watch for the sniper).

Stone Eagle (2 / 3)

To the right of the map, towards the Quarry type area. Look for the cranes with the red lights on them. The eagle is sat on the operating cabin near the top of one.

Stone Eagle (3 /3)

To the right of the blue side mission area, where you need to sink the U-Boat. You can head up some ladders to reach the Production Facilty through a railway tunnel. The track is above you. Before going into the tunnel, you can see the eagle on the ledge above the entrance.