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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. 9.2/10(129 votes)

    #1 - Cry in the Ruins

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    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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  2. 9.1/10(112 votes)

    #2 - Odyssey

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    S3:E31

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 9.0/10(144 votes)

    #3 - The Little Carousel

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    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:N/A
  4. 9.0/10(107 votes)

    #4 - The Hell Machine

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    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:N/A
  5. 8.9/10(131 votes)

    #5 - The Duel

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    S3:E4

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

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    Director:N/A
  6. 8.9/10(107 votes)

    #6 - The Cassock

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    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:N/A
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  8. 8.8/10(99 votes)

    #7 - Point of View

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    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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  9. 8.8/10(95 votes)

    #8 - The Impostor

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    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:N/A
  10. 8.8/10(90 votes)

    #9 - Billy the Kid

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    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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  11. 8.8/10(98 votes)

    #10 - The Chapel at Able-Five

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    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.

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  12. 8.7/10(103 votes)

    #11 - The Long Walk

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    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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  13. 8.7/10(110 votes)

    #12 - The Enemy

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    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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  14. 8.7/10(104 votes)

    #13 - Losers Cry Deal

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    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:N/A
  15. 8.7/10(95 votes)

    #14 - The Masquers

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    S5:E21

    o one can tell friend from foe as Germans infiltrate dressed as Allied solders. Kirby separated from the squad interrogates Driskoll an American GI who thinks Kirby is a German.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:N/A
  16. 8.6/10(103 votes)

    #15 - The Long Wait

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    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:N/A
  17. 8.6/10(108 votes)

    #16 - Heritage

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    S3:E30

    Corporal Velásquez is assigned to Hanleys outfit with orders to destroy a German observation post.

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  18. 8.6/10(114 votes)

    #17 - The Losers

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    S5:E2

    This is Combat's version of The Dirty Dozen. Saunders & Littlejohn arrives in a town to pick up 6 men. They find that everyone is leaving or has left. They find 4 prisoners locked in a cell. Saunders decides to use these men to finish the mission he & Littlejohn were sent to do.

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  19. 8.6/10(88 votes)

    #18 - The Letter

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    S5:E7

    A replacement arrives that reminds Saunders of his kid brother, who he just found out has dropped out of high school and enlisted.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:N/A
  20. 8.5/10(92 votes)

    #19 - The Hard Way Back

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    S3:E6

    During a barrage, Saunders is trapped under a beam and the only man who can rescue him is Pvt. Kogan. The scared Kogan abandons Saunders as the enemy moves into town.

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  21. 8.5/10(92 votes)

    #20 - Operation Fly Trap

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    S3:E7

    Bringing a wounded doe to safety, Saunders, Caje, and communication Sergent Meider stumble upon a Germen patrol setting up a radio center.

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  22. 8.5/10(86 votes)

    #21 - More Than a Soldier

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    S3:E19

    Saunders and a young soldier, Private Carey, are in a fight for their lives against the Germans. But Carey has never killed anyone or any thing, and will not defend himself.

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  23. 8.5/10(110 votes)

    #22 - The Gun

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    S5:E1

    After their tank is distorted Saunders decide to use a German gun to blow up a German bunker. They have to push the gun to the target. When things start going wrong the men start believing the gun a jinx.

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    Director:N/A
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  24. 8.5/10(87 votes)

    #23 - Headcount

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    S5:E8

    Saunders is saddled with 18 German prisoners with only four men to guard them. Transporting them by foot, he encounters unexpected hazards and complications from a mysterious prisoner, Corporal Wiltz, who had allowed himself to be captured.

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  25. 8.5/10(98 votes)

    #24 - Conflict

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    S5:E11

    Exhaustion and lack of sleep cause a breakdown of morale in Saunder's squad. After two days of continuous patrol in bad weather, Caje and Littlejohn are at each others throats.

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    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:N/A
  26. 8.5/10(91 votes)

    #25 - Cry for Help

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    S5:E14

    On a mission to destroy an observation post, Hanley's patrol encounter a German machine gun nest, losing two men and picking up a German medic.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cry in the Ruins" is the best rated episode of "Combat!". It scored 9.2/10 based on 129 votes. Directed by Vic Morrow and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on 3/23/1965. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Odyssey".