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The Best Episodes of Combat!

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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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  1. 9.5/10(159 votes)

    #1 - Hills Are For Heroes (1)

    S4:E25

    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.

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    Director:Vic Morrow
  2. 9.4/10(142 votes)

    #2 - Hills Are for Heroes (2)

    S4:E26

    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.

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    Director:Vic Morrow
  3. 9.2/10(129 votes)

    #3 - Cry in the Ruins

    S3:E27

    A desperate woman searches for her missing baby as American and German soldiers watch helplessly from opposite ends of the street.

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  4. 9.1/10(112 votes)

    #4 - Odyssey

    S3:E31

    Saunders trapped behind enemy lines passes himself off as a shell shocked German corporal.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. 9.0/10(135 votes)

    #5 - Anatomy of a Patrol

    S2:E11

    No description available

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. 9.0/10(144 votes)

    #6 - The Little Carousel

    S3:E8

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. 9.0/10(107 votes)

    #7 - The Hell Machine

    S3:E28

    When their jeep hits a land mine, Saunders, a tank captain, and private Gavin attempt to maneuver an abandoned German tank through enemy territory.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. 9.0/10(97 votes)

    #8 - The Leader

    S4:E31

    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

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown
  10. 8.9/10(130 votes)

    #9 - The Medal

    S1:E14

    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.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown
  11. 8.9/10(110 votes)

    #10 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

    S2:E26

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. 8.9/10(106 votes)

    #11 - The Glory Among Men

    S2:E32

    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.

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    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Unknown
  13. 8.9/10(131 votes)

    #12 - The Duel

    S3:E4

    The Germans, caught in an allied pincer movement, launch an all out assault on the American lines.

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    Director:Unknown
  14. 8.9/10(107 votes)

    #13 - The Cassock

    S3:E17

    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

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    Writer:Unknown
  15. 8.9/10(108 votes)

    #14 - The First Day

    S4:E2

    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.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown
  16. 8.8/10(151 votes)

    #15 - Cat and Mouse

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Robert Altman
    Writer:Unknown
  17. 8.8/10(120 votes)

    #16 - The Long Way Home (2)

    S2:E5

    Still interred in a German POW camp, Sgt. Saunders and his squad must find a way to escape before they are all killed.

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    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown
  18. 8.8/10(128 votes)

    #17 - The Wounded Don't Cry

    S2:E6

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    Director:James Komack
    Writer:Unknown
  19. 8.8/10(99 votes)

    #18 - Point of View

    S3:E3

    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.

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  20. 8.8/10(95 votes)

    #19 - The Impostor

    S3:E10

    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.

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    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown
  21. 8.8/10(90 votes)

    #20 - Billy the Kid

    S3:E29

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. 8.8/10(103 votes)

    #21 - Finest Hour

    S4:E15

    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.

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    Director:Sutton Roley
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  23. 8.8/10(105 votes)

    #22 - The Raider

    S4:E16

    Hanley is captured by the infamous SS Captain Reichhardt. Saunders captures Reichhardt's men but does not learn the location on Hanley.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. 8.7/10(127 votes)

    #23 - Masquerade

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. 8.7/10(114 votes)

    #24 - The Hostages

    S2:E20

    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.

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    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown
  26. 8.7/10(117 votes)

    #25 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)

    S2:E25

    In this 2 partter Saunders and his men have to get the retreat message to a British troupe behind enemy lines. The British Captain uses his authority to keep Saunders and his men to help him fight the Germans

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Hills Are For Heroes (1)" is the best rated episode of "Combat!". It scored 9.5/10 based on 159 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)".