• Air date: 15 Sep '64 32 episodes
      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 American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.
  • List of Episodes (32)
    • 1. Mountain Man

      15 Sep '64
      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.
    • 2. Vendetta

      22 Sep '64
      Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men.
    • 3. Point of View

      29 Sep '64
      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.
    • 4. The Duel

      06 Oct '64
      The Germans, caught in an allied pincer movement, launch an all out assault on the American lines.
    • 5. Silver Service

      13 Oct '64
      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.
    • 6. The Hard Way Back

      20 Oct '64
      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.
    • 7. Operation Fly Trap

      27 Oct '64
      Bringing a wounded doe to safety, Saunders, Caje, and communication Sergent Meider stumble upon a Germen patrol setting up a radio center.
    • 8. The Little Carousel

      10 Nov '64
      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.
    • 9. Fly Away Home

      17 Nov '64
      Sgt. Keeley has lost faith in humanity and invests all his devotion to his carrier pigeons, which he has trained for military use.
    • 10. The Impostor

      24 Nov '64
      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.
    • 11. A Gift of Hope

      01 Dec '64
      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.
    • 12. A Rare Vintage

      08 Dec '64
      Caje needs the help of a French civilian to try and rescue an injured and captured Hanley. Other regulars: Saunders & Doc (2).
    • 13. The Long Walk

      15 Dec '64
      The squad picks up a wounded GI, who is really the leader of a specially trained group of German infiltrators.
    • 14. The Town That Went Away

      22 Dec '64
      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.
    • 15. Birthday Cake

      29 Dec '64
      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.
    • 16. The Enemy

      05 Jan '65
      Hanley reluctantly accepts a captured German lieutenant's offer to disarm the mines his men have hidden. (60 mins)
    • 17. The Cassock

      12 Jan '65
      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
    • 18. Losers Cry Deal

      19 Jan '65
      Saunders assigns Caje as acting squad leader for 3rd squad till the replacement Sergeant arrives.
    • 19. More Than a Soldier

      26 Jan '65
      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.
    • 20. Brother, Brother

      02 Feb '65
      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.
    • 21. The Steeple

      09 Feb '65
      Saunders, Caje, and Kirby try to rescue a paratrooper captain before he is spotted by the Germans.
    • 22. The Convict

      16 Feb '65
      A German Bombardment strikes a prison releasing convicted criminals into the countryside. One unscrupulous convict assumes the identity of a French resistance fighter.
    • 23. Dateline

      23 Feb '65
      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.
    • 24. A Walk With an Eagle

      02 Mar '65
      Hanley takes three men into enemy territory to rescue a U>S> flying ace who has parachuted to safety.
    • 25. The Long Wait

      09 Mar '65
      A German machine gun pins down Saunders and company, along with four seriously wounded GIs, a truck full of munitions, and a truck driver.