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The Best Episodes of Combat!

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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 American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War

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    Combat! Season 4 Episode 25 - Hills Are For Heroes (1)
    9.4/10(172 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.

    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Gene L. Coon

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  2. Combat! Season 4 Episode 26 - Hills Are for Heroes (2)
    9.4/10(155 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.

    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Gene L. Coon

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  3. Combat! Season 3 Episode 27 - Cry in the Ruins
    9.2/10(149 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.

    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  4. Combat! Season 2 Episode 11 - Anatomy of a Patrol
    9.0/10(157 votes)

    #4 - Anatomy of a Patrol

    S2:E11

    No description available

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Combat! Season 3 Episode 8 - The Little Carousel
    9.0/10(171 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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Combat! Season 4 Episode 31 - The Leader
    9.0/10(107 votes)

    #6 - 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

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Combat! Season 1 Episode 14 - The Medal
    8.9/10(148 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Combat! Season 2 Episode 32 - The Glory Among Men
    8.9/10(122 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Combat! Season 3 Episode 4 - The Duel
    8.9/10(152 votes)

    #9 - The Duel

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  10. Combat! Season 3 Episode 10 - The Impostor
    8.9/10(113 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Combat! Season 3 Episode 17 - The Cassock
    8.9/10(123 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

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Combat! Season 3 Episode 28 - The Hell Machine
    8.9/10(127 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  13. Combat! Season 3 Episode 31 - Odyssey
    8.9/10(131 votes)

    #13 - Odyssey

    S3:E31

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Combat! Season 5 Episode 5 - The Chapel at Able-Five
    8.9/10(107 votes)

    #14 - The Chapel at Able-Five

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Combat! Season 1 Episode 9 - Cat and Mouse
    8.8/10(171 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.

    Director:Robert Altman
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Combat! Season 2 Episode 5 - The Long Way Home (2)
    8.8/10(135 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.

    Director:Ted Post
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Combat! Season 2 Episode 6 - The Wounded Don't Cry
    8.8/10(146 votes)

    #17 - The Wounded Don't Cry

    S2:E6

    No description available

    Director:James Komack
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Combat! Season 2 Episode 26 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)
    8.8/10(127 votes)

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

    S2:E26

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Combat! Season 3 Episode 3 - Point of View
    8.8/10(116 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:David Moessinger

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  20. Combat! Season 3 Episode 16 - The Enemy
    8.8/10(132 votes)

    #20 - The Enemy

    S3:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  21. Combat! Season 3 Episode 29 - Billy the Kid
    8.8/10(111 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Combat! Season 4 Episode 2 - The First Day
    8.8/10(125 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Combat! Season 4 Episode 15 - Finest Hour
    8.8/10(120 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Combat! Season 2 Episode 3 - Masquerade
    8.7/10(146 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Combat! Season 2 Episode 25 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)
    8.7/10(132 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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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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 172 votes. Directed by Vic Morrow and written by Gene L. Coon, it aired on 3/1/1966. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hills Are for Heroes (2)".