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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. Background image for Hills Are For Heroes (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. Background image for Hills Are for Heroes (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. Background image for Cry in the Ruins
    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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    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. Background image for The Little Carousel
    9.0/10(144 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for The Hell Machine
    9.0/10(107 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for The Leader
    9.0/10(97 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. Background image for Cat and Mouse
    8.9/10(154 votes)

    #8 - 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
  10. Background image for The Medal
    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. Background image for The Duel
    8.9/10(131 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for The Cassock
    8.9/10(107 votes)

    #11 - 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
  13. Background image for The First Day
    8.9/10(108 votes)

    #12 - 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
  14. Background image for Point of View
    8.8/10(99 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for The Impostor
    8.8/10(95 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. Background image for Billy the Kid
    8.8/10(90 votes)

    #15 - 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
  17. Background image for Finest Hour
    8.8/10(103 votes)

    #16 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Raider
    8.8/10(105 votes)

    #17 - 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
  19. Background image for The Long Walk
    8.7/10(103 votes)

    #18 - The Long Walk

    S3:E13

    The squad picks up a wounded GI, who is really the leader of a specially trained group of German infiltrators.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Enemy
    8.7/10(110 votes)

    #19 - The Enemy

    S3:E16

    Hanley reluctantly accepts a captured German lieutenant's offer to disarm the mines his men have hidden. (60 mins)

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    Director:Unknown
  21. Background image for Losers Cry Deal
    8.7/10(104 votes)

    #20 - Losers Cry Deal

    S3:E18

    Saunders assigns Caje as acting squad leader for 3rd squad till the replacement Sergeant arrives.

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    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Long Wait
    8.7/10(104 votes)

    #21 - The Long Wait

    S3:E25

    A German machine gun pins down Saunders and company, along with four seriously wounded GIs, a truck full of munitions, and a truck driver.

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    Director:Unknown
  23. Background image for S.I.W.
    8.7/10(119 votes)

    #22 - S.I.W.

    S4:E3

    Kirby rejoins the squad in the field, bringing with him a new replacement, Kalb. Kalb is already known to Fleming. Fleming believes Kalb is a coward who ran at Omaha Beach and has been running ever since.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Volunteer
    8.6/10(152 votes)

    #23 - The Volunteer

    S1:E16

    A thirteen year old French boy wants to join the squad. After he is told he can't, he follows the squad. After Hanley is wounded, Caje tells him that he is now part of the group and his orders are to see that the Lt. gets back to town. When they get back to town, Lt. Hanley and the boy discover that the Germans are setting a trap for the Americans. Hanley sends the boy to find Saunders and the men and to tell Saunders about the Germans so he can radio the information to HQ.

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    Director:Robert Altman
  25. Background image for No Hallelujahs for Glory
    8.6/10(120 votes)

    #24 - No Hallelujahs for Glory

    S1:E24

    Sauders resents a female photo journalist until he sees the final results.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
  26. Background image for High Named Today
    8.6/10(117 votes)

    #25 - High Named Today

    S1:E31

    Hanley, Saunders and their men are worried that the reckless bravery of a reputed one-man death-squad will get them all killed.

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    Director:Paul Stanley
    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)".