8.0/10102 votes#1 - Mountain Man
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1964
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.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
- 7.9/10102 votes
#2 - Vendetta
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1964
Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/1098 votes
#3 - 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
- 8.9/10129 votes
#4 - 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
- 7.8/10105 votes
#5 - Silver Service
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1964
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: N/A
- 8.5/1091 votes
#6 - 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
- 8.6/1090 votes
#7 - 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
- 9.0/10141 votes
#8 - 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
- 8.2/1085 votes
#9 - 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
- 8.8/1091 votes
#10 - 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
- 8.3/1093 votes
#11 - 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
8.2/1090 votes#12 - 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
- 8.7/10102 votes
#13 - 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
- 7.1/1086 votes
#14 - The Town That Went Away
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/22/1964
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: N/A
- 7.7/1085 votes
#15 - Birthday Cake
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/1964
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: N/A
Writer: Ed Adamson
- 8.7/10108 votes
#16 - 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
- 8.9/10103 votes
#17 - 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
- 8.7/10101 votes
#18 - 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
- 8.5/1084 votes
#19 - 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
- 7.8/1083 votes
#20 - Brother, Brother
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1965
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.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: Edward J. Lakso
- 8.4/1092 votes
#21 - 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
- 8.4/1080 votes
#22 - 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
- 8.0/1084 votes
#23 - Dateline
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/1965
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.
Director: Sutton Roley
Writer: Richard L. Newhafer
- 8.2/1098 votes
#24 - 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
- 8.6/10101 votes
#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of Combat! Season 3
Every episode of Combat! Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Combat! Season 3!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Mountain Man" is the best rated episode of "Combat!" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 102 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".