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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...
Genres:War & PoliticsDrama
Network:ABC
Episodes
152
Avg. Rating
8.3
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S3
S4
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E2
E3
8.2
8.6
8.0
7.9
8.3
8.6
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Best Episodes Summary

"Hills Are For Heroes (1)" is the best rated episode of "Combat!". It scored 9.5/10 based on 154 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, "Hills Are for Heroes (2)".

  • Hills Are For Heroes (1)
    9.5/10(154)
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    #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

  • Hills Are for Heroes (2)
    9.4/10(135)
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    #2 - 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

  • Cry in the Ruins
    9.3/10(129)
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    #3 - 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

  • Odyssey
    9.1/10(110)
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    #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

  • Anatomy of a Patrol
    9.0/10(131)
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    #5 - Anatomy of a Patrol

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 11/26/1963

    No description available

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • The Little Carousel
    9.0/10(143)
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    #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

  • The Hell Machine
    9.0/10(104)
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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

  • The Leader
    9.0/10(91)
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    #8 - 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

  • The Medal
    8.9/10(127)
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    #9 - 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

  • What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)
    8.9/10(106)
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    #10 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

    Season 2 Episode 26

    Aired 3/10/1964

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Glory Among Men
    8.9/10(104)
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    #11 - 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

  • The Duel
    8.9/10(129)
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    #12 - 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

  • The First Day
    8.9/10(105)
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    #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

  • Cat and Mouse
    8.8/10(147)
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    #14 - 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

  • The Long Way Home (2)
    8.8/10(117)
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    #15 - The Long Way Home (2)

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/15/1963

    No description available

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wounded Don't Cry
    8.8/10(125)
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    #16 - The Wounded Don't Cry

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 10/22/1963

    No description available

    Director: James Komack

    Writer: N/A

  • Point of View
    8.8/10(98)
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    #17 - 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

  • The Impostor
    8.8/10(92)
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    #18 - 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

  • The Cassock
    8.8/10(105)
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    #19 - 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

  • Billy the Kid
    8.8/10(88)
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    #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

  • Finest Hour
    8.8/10(100)
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    #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

  • The Raider
    8.8/10(103)
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    #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

  • The Chapel at Able-Five
    8.8/10(93)
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    #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

  • Masquerade
    8.7/10(123)
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    #24 - 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 Hostages
    8.7/10(111)
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    #25 - The Hostages

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 1/28/1964

    Suander And Caje are held hostage by two Germans while Doc try and get a vehical to get them out of town. When they get out of town Doc learns why the Germans wanted them for. He trys to stop them by recking the ambulance. We he does Caje get a broke leg and the German in the back get killed. When the 1 German have Doc & Saunders leave an injored Caje behind, Doc get a chance to jump him in the fight Doc kills the german with his bear hands.Saunders bring Doc to reality by letting Doc know he is wounded.

    Director: Ted Post

    Writer: N/A