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The Best Episodes of Combat! Season 3

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Network:ABC

Every episode of Combat! Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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...
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  • Cry in the Ruins
    9.3/10(130)
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    #1 - Cry in the Ruins

    Season 3 Episode 27

    Aired 3/23/1965

    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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  • Odyssey
    9.1/10(111)
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    #2 - Odyssey

    Season 3 Episode 31

    Aired 4/20/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Little Carousel
    9.0/10(144)
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    #3 - The Little Carousel

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 11/10/1964

    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: N/A

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  • The Hell Machine
    9.0/10(105)
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    #4 - The Hell Machine

    Season 3 Episode 28

    Aired 3/30/1965

    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: N/A

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

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  • The Duel
    8.9/10(130)
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    #5 - The Duel

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/6/1964

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

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  • Point of View
    8.8/10(99)
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    #6 - Point of View

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 9/29/1964

    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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  • The Impostor
    8.8/10(94)
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    #7 - The Impostor

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 11/24/1964

    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: N/A

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  • The Cassock
    8.8/10(106)
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    #8 - The Cassock

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 1/12/1965

    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: N/A

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  • Billy the Kid
    8.8/10(89)
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    #9 - Billy the Kid

    Season 3 Episode 29

    Aired 4/6/1965

    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: N/A

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  • The Long Walk
    8.7/10(103)
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    #10 - The Long Walk

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 12/15/1964

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Enemy
    8.7/10(110)
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    #11 - The Enemy

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 1/5/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

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  • Losers Cry Deal
    8.7/10(102)
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    #12 - Losers Cry Deal

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 1/19/1965

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

    Director: Vic Morrow

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Long Wait
    8.6/10(103)
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    #13 - The Long Wait

    Season 3 Episode 25

    Aired 3/9/1965

    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: N/A

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

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  • Heritage
    8.6/10(107)
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    #14 - Heritage

    Season 3 Episode 30

    Aired 4/13/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Hard Way Back
    8.5/10(92)
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    #15 - The Hard Way Back

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 10/20/1964

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: Edward J. Lakso

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  • Operation Fly Trap
    8.5/10(92)
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    #16 - Operation Fly Trap

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 10/27/1964

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • More Than a Soldier
    8.5/10(86)
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    #17 - More Than a Soldier

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 1/26/1965

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Steeple
    8.4/10(94)
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    #18 - The Steeple

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 2/9/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Gift of Hope
    8.3/10(94)
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    #19 - A Gift of Hope

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 12/1/1964

    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.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Convict
    8.3/10(83)
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    #20 - The Convict

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 2/16/1965

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

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

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  • Fly Away Home
    8.2/10(87)
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    #21 - Fly Away Home

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 11/17/1964

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

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

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  • A Rare Vintage
    8.2/10(92)
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    #22 - A Rare Vintage

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 12/8/1964

    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: N/A

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  • A Walk With an Eagle
    8.2/10(99)
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    #23 - A Walk With an Eagle

    Season 3 Episode 24

    Aired 3/2/1965

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Beneath the Ashes
    8.2/10(89)
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    #24 - Beneath the Ashes

    Season 3 Episode 32

    Aired 4/27/1965

    Hanley does not recall a private from patrol until the news that his wife is dying is confirmed. (At which time he will get an emergency leave.) But by then patrol is trapped and hiding in a basement.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Tree of Moray
    8.1/10(90)
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    #25 - The Tree of Moray

    Season 3 Episode 26

    Aired 3/16/1965

    Hanley's efforts to bring to London a Frenchman with information valuable to the Allies is hampered by a lynching party that wants him for themselves.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: N/A

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Cry in the Ruins" is the best rated episode of "Combat!" season 3. It scored 9.3/10 based on 130 votes. Directed by Vic Morrow and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on 3/23/1965. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Odyssey".