Combat! backdrop
Combat! poster

The Best Episodes of Combat! Season 3

War & PoliticsDrama

Every episode of Combat! Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Combat! Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Combat! Season 3

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...

Seasons5

  1. Background image for Mountain Man
    8.0/10(107 votes)

    #1 - Mountain Man

    S3:E1

    An embittered deserter is bribed into Saundes' squad across the mountains. They are captured by Germans and left to freeze, but manage a daring escape.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  2. Background image for Vendetta
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    #2 - Vendetta

    S3:E2

    Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  3. Background image for Point of View
    8.8/10(103 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  4. Background image for The Duel
    8.9/10(134 votes)

    #4 - The Duel

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  5. Background image for Silver Service
    7.7/10(111 votes)

    #5 - Silver Service

    S3:E5

    Sent to the rear to recover from injuries, Kirby and Caje encounter Harry White, a dice cheating schemer who has been fighting the war from a bar stool.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  6. Background image for The Hard Way Back
    8.5/10(96 votes)

    #6 - The Hard Way Back

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Combat!

    READ
  8. Background image for Operation Fly Trap
    8.5/10(96 votes)

    #7 - Operation Fly Trap

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  9. Background image for The Little Carousel
    9.0/10(149 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  10. Background image for Fly Away Home
    8.2/10(90 votes)

    #9 - Fly Away Home

    S3:E9

    Sgt. Keeley has lost faith in humanity and invests all his devotion to his carrier pigeons, which he has trained for military use.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  11. Background image for The Impostor
    8.8/10(99 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
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  12. Background image for A Gift of Hope
    8.3/10(97 votes)

    #11 - A Gift of Hope

    S3:E11

    Saunders learns that his hero and role-model has feet of clay.Sergeant Avery, thought killed in action shows up alive and well. and must clear himself of suspicion of desertion.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  13. Background image for A Rare Vintage
    8.2/10(95 votes)

    #12 - A Rare Vintage

    S3:E12

    Caje needs the help of a French civilian to try and rescue an injured and captured Hanley. Other regulars: Saunders & Doc (2).

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  14. Background image for The Long Walk
    8.7/10(106 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  15. Background image for The Town That Went Away
    7.2/10(92 votes)

    #14 - The Town That Went Away

    S3:E14

    Hanley and men are sent to evacuate the town of Bonnaire which is targeted for German attack. But the mayor, his three beautiful daughters, and the township people thwart Hanley's every effort.

    Director:Sutton Roley
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  16. Background image for Birthday Cake
    7.7/10(89 votes)

    #15 - Birthday Cake

    S3:E15

    Littlejohn receives a birthday cake from his mother, with the explicit instructions not to open it until the 21st. He carries it on a dangerous patro; into enemy territory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ed Adamson
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  17. Background image for The Enemy
    8.9/10(114 votes)

    #16 - 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
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  18. Background image for The Cassock
    8.9/10(111 votes)

    #17 - 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

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  19. Background image for Losers Cry Deal
    8.7/10(107 votes)

    #18 - Losers Cry Deal

    S3:E18

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

    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  20. Background image for More Than a Soldier
    8.5/10(90 votes)

    #19 - More Than a Soldier

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  21. Background image for Brother, Brother
    7.9/10(87 votes)

    #20 - Brother, Brother

    S3:E20

    Eddie Cane, a cocky replacement, is anxious to join platoon with his old friend "Wild Man" Kirby. Cane's older brother was Kirby's best pal back home.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  22. Background image for The Steeple
    8.4/10(99 votes)

    #21 - The Steeple

    S3:E21

    Saunders, Caje, and Kirby try to rescue a paratrooper captain before he is spotted by the Germans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  23. Background image for The Convict
    8.3/10(88 votes)

    #22 - The Convict

    S3:E22

    A German Bombardment strikes a prison releasing convicted criminals into the countryside. One unscrupulous convict assumes the identity of a French resistance fighter.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  24. Background image for Dateline
    8.1/10(90 votes)

    #23 - Dateline

    S3:E23

    After losing a superior office in the field, Saunders and squad allow themselves to be captured by the enemy to liberate a famous American correspondent being held by the Germans.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  25. Background image for A Walk With an Eagle
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #24 - A Walk With an Eagle

    S3:E24

    Hanley takes three men into enemy territory to rescue a U>S> flying ace who has parachuted to safety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  26. Background image for The Long Wait
    8.6/10(107 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Mountain Man" is the best rated episode of "Combat!" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by Sutton Roley and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on 9/15/1964. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Vendetta".