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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Combat! Season 3 Episode 27 - Cry in the Ruins
    9.2/10(149 votes)

    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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  2. Combat! Season 3 Episode 8 - The Little Carousel
    9.0/10(172 votes)

    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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  3. Combat! Season 3 Episode 4 - The Duel
    8.9/10(154 votes)

    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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  4. Combat! Season 3 Episode 10 - The Impostor
    8.9/10(114 votes)

    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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  5. Combat! Season 3 Episode 17 - The Cassock
    8.9/10(123 votes)

    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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  6. Combat! Season 3 Episode 28 - The Hell Machine
    8.9/10(128 votes)

    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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  7. Combat! Season 3 Episode 31 - Odyssey
    8.9/10(132 votes)

    S3:E31

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

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

    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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  10. Combat! Season 3 Episode 29 - Billy the Kid
    8.8/10(112 votes)

    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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  11. Combat! Season 3 Episode 13 - The Long Walk
    8.7/10(119 votes)

    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

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  12. Combat! Season 3 Episode 7 - Operation Fly Trap
    8.6/10(110 votes)

    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

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  13. Combat! Season 3 Episode 18 - Losers Cry Deal
    8.5/10(120 votes)

    S3:E18

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

    Director:Vic Morrow
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Combat! Season 3 Episode 19 - More Than a Soldier
    8.5/10(103 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Combat! Season 3 Episode 25 - The Long Wait
    8.5/10(120 votes)

    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
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  16. Combat! Season 3 Episode 30 - Heritage
    8.5/10(126 votes)

    S3:E30

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Combat! Season 3 Episode 6 - The Hard Way Back
    8.4/10(107 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  18. Combat! Season 3 Episode 11 - A Gift of Hope
    8.4/10(112 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Combat! Season 3 Episode 21 - The Steeple
    8.4/10(119 votes)

    S3:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Combat! Season 3 Episode 22 - The Convict
    8.3/10(100 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Combat! Season 3 Episode 32 - Beneath the Ashes
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    S3:E32

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Combat! Season 3 Episode 9 - Fly Away Home
    8.2/10(106 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Combat! Season 3 Episode 12 - A Rare Vintage
    8.2/10(111 votes)

    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

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  24. Combat! Season 3 Episode 24 - A Walk With an Eagle
    8.1/10(119 votes)

    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

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  25. Combat! Season 3 Episode 26 - The Tree of Moray
    8.1/10(105 votes)

    S3:E26

    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:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Cry in the Ruins" is the best rated episode of "Combat!" season 3. It scored 9.2/10 based on 149 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, "The Little Carousel".