9.4/10146 votesLoading...#1 - Hills Are For Heroes (1)
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/1966
In this 2 partter Hanley & his men have to try & take out 2 bunkers. Hanley finds this almost hopeless and with Saunders wounded, (he only able to give morale support to Haley).Everything looks beck for the men of King Company they get a tank. They lose the tank. But in the end Caje& Kirby with cover of the tank take out the last bunker.
Director: Vic Morrow
Writer: Gene L. Coon
9.3/10128 votesLoading...#2 - Cry in the Ruins
Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 3/23/1965
A desperate woman searches for her missing baby as American and German soldiers watch helplessly from opposite ends of the street.
Director: Vic Morrow
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
9.3/10127 votesLoading...#3 - Hills Are for Heroes (2)
Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 3/8/1966
In this 2 partter Hanley & his men have to try & take out 2 bunkers. Hanley finds this almost hopeless and with Saunders wounded, (he only able to give morale support to Haley).Everything looks beck for the men of King Company they get a tank. They lose the tank. But in the end Caje& Kirby with cover of the tank take out the last bunker.
Director: Vic Morrow
Writer: Gene L. Coon
- 9.1/10109 votesLoading...
#4 - Odyssey
Season 3 Episode 31 - Aired 4/20/1965
Saunders trapped behind enemy lines passes himself off as a shell shocked German corporal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/10130 votesLoading...
#5 - Anatomy of a Patrol
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1963
No description available
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/10141 votesLoading...
#6 - The Little Carousel
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1964
In a newly liberated French town Saunders is reluctant to accept the ministrations of a courageous thirteen year old girl whose one ambition is to serve the troops as a nurse.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
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#7 - The Hell Machine
Season 3 Episode 28 - Aired 3/30/1965
When their jeep hits a land mine, Saunders, a tank captain, and private Gavin attempt to maneuver an abandoned German tank through enemy territory.
Director: N/A
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
8.9/10126 votesLoading...#8 - The Medal
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1963
D'Amato and Wharton, two close friends within the platoon, become separated from the rest of the men when the platoon comes under fire from a German tank and its machine gunner. D'Amato manages to flank the armor and capture the machine gun, which he then uses against the supporting German infantry. D'Amato is wounded in the process and by the time the rest of the platoon reaches the position, Wharton has taken over the machine gun making Lt. Hanley think that it was Wharton, not D'Amato, who singlehandedly captured the German armor.
Director: Paul Stanley
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/10106 votesLoading...
#9 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/10/1964
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/10103 votesLoading...
#10 - The Glory Among Men
Season 2 Episode 32 - Aired 4/21/1964
When the 1 person in the squad that is diliked by most of the men is wonded,The Germans uses him a bait to try & get then men come after him. Order come in come to leave him if it not possible to retrive him. 1 person don't want to leave Mason behind. The squad then try to save Mason.
Director: Vic Morrow
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/10129 votesLoading...
#11 - The Duel
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1964
The Germans, caught in an allied pincer movement, launch an all out assault on the American lines.
Director: N/A
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
- 8.9/10103 votesLoading...
#12 - The Cassock
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1965
A German captain is ordered to blow up a bridge that the Americans will use to enter a French town, but Saunders' squad moves in before he can complete his mission
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
8.9/10103 votesLoading...#13 - The First Day
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1965
The squad, worn-out and exhausted, receives four green replacements. The story follows these four teenagers as they attempt to survive their first day on the front line.
Director: Georg Fenady
Writer: N/A
8.9/1089 votesLoading...#14 - The Leader
Season 4 Episode 31 - Aired 4/12/1966
Saunders has to return to HQ for a meeting - leaving Kirby in charge. At first being left in charge starts going to his head, But! after Caje is wounded and the phone lines are cut. Things change fast, At first Kirby starts thinking what would Sarge do. But! with a little encouragement from Doc, He stops thinking what would Sarge do but what would Kirby do to get out of this
Director: Georg Fenady
Writer: N/A
8.8/10146 votesLoading...#15 - Cat and Mouse
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1962
A worn out Sgt. Saunders must lead Sgt. Jenkins and his men into an area that had already seen lots of casualties. All of the men except Saunders and Jenkins are killed before they reach their objective. After his capture Jenkins uses capture to enable Saunders to obtain the information needed.
Director: Robert Altman
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10125 votesLoading...
#17 - The Wounded Don't Cry
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1963
No description available
Director: James Komack
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1098 votesLoading...
#18 - Point of View
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1964
Saunders faces a possible court-martial after a machine gun sergeant accuses him of bad judgment under fire when two of his men are killed.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: David Moessinger
- 8.8/1091 votesLoading...
#19 - The Impostor
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/1964
Hanley must take the place of a G-2 officer on a mission to spy on a German HQ. One of the three men he must meet has killed an American that Kirby recognized and took his unifom.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1087 votesLoading...
#20 - Billy the Kid
Season 3 Episode 29 - Aired 4/6/1965
Lieutenant William Benton, the son of celebrated General Bull Benton, leads a mission to locate a big artillery piece that is cutting up the American lines.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
8.8/1097 votesLoading...#21 - Finest Hour
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/1965
Caje forces a Frenchman to aid him and a wounded Hanley. The Frenchman takes them to a German occupied chateau where the countess must tend to his wounds while keeping his presence a secret.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: N/A
8.8/1099 votesLoading...#22 - The Raider
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/28/1965
Hanley is captured by the infamous SS Captain Reichhardt. Saunders captures Reichhardt's men but does not learn the location on Hanley.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/1092 votesLoading...#23 - The Chapel at Able-Five
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1966
Saunders is blinded and a companion killed by a land mine explosion as they attempt to get vital information back to their lines. The blinded Saunders is rescued by a German chaplain who pretends to be English to get Saunder's help in carrying a wounded German captain to safety.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/10132 votesLoading...
#24 - Bridge at Chalons
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1963
Lee Marvin guest stars as a sergeant in command of a small demolition team that Saunders and his squad is ordered to take behind German lines to destroy a bridge. Lee Marvin does not believe the squad is large enough to handle the job of getting him to the bridge and back alive. He requests a platoon but is refused by Lieutenant Hanley. Marvin submits but has a huge chip on his shoulder due to a close friend being killed while on a similar mission. He has no confidence in Saunders or his men to get the job done and frequently ridicules them during the mission.
Director: Ted Post
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/10123 votesLoading...
#25 - Masquerade
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1963
James Coburn guest stars as a ruthless German spy masquerading as an American G.I. in order to get into an American Batallion HQ to create havoc. The jeep he is in hits a land mine and Coburn's German Officer is wounded. Saunders and his squad bring him and the two other German infiltrators back to their Company HQ for first aid. Saunders slowly begins to suspect there is something wrong as Coburn's character makes slight mistakes while speaking and interacting with the other men.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Combat!
Every episode of Combat! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Combat!!
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Hills Are For Heroes (1)" is the best rated episode of "Combat!". It scored 9.4/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Vic Morrow and written by Gene L. Coon, it aired on 3/1/1966. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cry in the Ruins".