Combat!

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.

Seasons

5

Episodes aired

152

Latest aired

S05E25

Total runtime

6d 8h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 October 1962 – May 1963 32 episodes
2. Season 2 September 1963 – April 1964 32 episodes
3. Season 3 September 1964 – April 1965 32 episodes
4. Season 4 September 1965 – April 1966 31 episodes
5. Season 5 September 1966 – March 1967 25 episodes

• 1

  S02E01 Bridge at Chalons

  September 17 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Lee Marvin guest stars as a sergeant in command of a small demolition team that Saunders and his squad is ordered to take behind German lines to destroy a bridge. Lee Marvin does not believe the squad is large enough to handle the job of getting him to the bridge and back alive. He requests a platoon but is refused by Lieutenant Hanley. Marvin submits but has a huge chip on his shoulder due to a close friend being killed while on a similar mission. He has no confidence in Saunders or his men to get the job done and frequently ridicules them during the mission.

• 2

  S02E02 Bridgehead

  September 24 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Hanley orders Saunders and his squad to take a bridge which is guarded by a heavily fortified house. Nick Adams guest stars as a self-centered wise-cracking private who only cares about saving his own skin. He reveals during the episode that he is a jazz drummer and is soon to be leaving the front to play in an army band entertaining troops and wants to be sure he keeps himself in one piece. In the end he sacrifices his life to complete the mission he ridiculed.

• 3

  S02E03 Masquerade

  October 1 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  James Coburn guest stars as a ruthless German spy masquerading as an American G.I. in order to get into an American Batallion HQ to create havoc. The jeep he is in hits a land mine and Coburn's German Officer is wounded. Saunders and his squad bring him and the two other German infiltrators back to their Company HQ for first aid. Saunders slowly begins to suspect there is something wrong as Coburn's character makes slight mistakes while speaking and interacting with the other men.

• 4

  S02E04 The Long Way Home (1)

  October 8 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Returning from patrol, Saunders and his men are captured by a platoon of German SS. They take the squad back to their base to be interrogated by their commander, an SS Captain played by Richard Basehart. Simon Oakland also guest stars as an American sergeant already held captive by the Germans.

• 5

  S02E05 The Long Way Home (2)

  October 15 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Still interred in a German POW camp, Sgt. Saunders and his squad must find a way to escape before they are all killed.

• 6

  S02E06 The Wounded Don't Cry

  October 22 · 60min find the promo

• 7

  S02E07 Doughboy

  October 29 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Eddie Albert guest stars as an American WWI veteran living in France with his French wife he met while soldiering in the previous war. During the shelling from a Big German gun nearby he becomes confused and believes he is still fighting WWI.

• 8

  S02E08 Glow Against the Sky

  November 5 · 60min find the promo

• 9

  S02E09 The Little Jewel

  November 12 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  All the squad except Kirby take to an orphan boy named Bizzue. When Caje is captured by the Kurts, the others begin to think just maybe Kirby is right.

• 10

  S02E10 A Distant Drum

  November 19 · 60min find the promo

• 11

  S02E11 Anatomy of a Patrol

  November 26 · 60min find the promo

• 12

  S02E12 Ambush

  December 3 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  When the men arrive in a town the French shoot a man for collaborating and his daughter blames the Americans - who later learn he was actually an undercover allied agent. Regulars: Saunders, Hanley, Kirby, Caje, Billy Nelson, Littlejohn, Doc 2.

• 13

  S02E13 Barrage

  December 10 · 60min find the promo

• 14

  S02E14 Thunder from the Hill

  December 17 · 60min find the promo

• 15

  S02E15 The Party

  December 24 · 60min find the promo

• 16

  S02E16 Gideon's Army

  December 31 · 60min find the promo

• 17

  S02E17 The Pillbox

  January 7 · 60min find the promo

• 18

  S02E18 The General and the Sergeant

  January 14 · 60min find the promo

• 19

  S02E19 Eyes of the Hunter

  January 21 · 60min find the promo

• 20

  S02E20 The Hostages

  January 28 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Suander And Caje are held hostage by two Germans while Doc try and get a vehical to get them out of town. When they get out of town Doc learns why the Germans wanted them for. He trys to stop them by recking the ambulance. We he does Caje get a broke leg and the German in the back get killed. When the 1 German have Doc & Saunders leave an injored Caje behind, Doc get a chance to jump him in the fight Doc kills the german with his bear hands.Saunders bring Doc to reality by letting Doc know he is wounded.

• 21

  S02E21 Mail Call

  February 4 · 60min find the promo

• 22

  S02E22 Counter-Punch

  February 11 · 60min find the promo

• 23

  S02E23 A Silent Cry

  February 18 · 60min find the promo

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  S02E24 The Hunter

  February 25 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  While in a reconnaissance patrol in an abandoned French winery, Saunders and Kirby stumble upon two Germans in an observation post. Kirby protects the radio in an empty building but is shot by a German officer called Heismann. Sunders kills one German soldier and Heismann rescues Kirby expecting to force Saunders to surrender. However the wounded Kirby destroys the German radio and Heismann uses his hunting rifle to hunt down Saunders. Meanwhile Saunders gets out of ammunition with the dangerous hunter seeking him out.

• 25

  S02E25 What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)

  March 3 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  In this 2 partter Saunders and his men have to get the retreat message to a British troupe behind enemy lines. The British Captain uses his authority to keep Saunders and his men to help him fight the Germans

• 26

  S02E26 What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

  March 10 · 60min find the promo

• 27

  S02E27 Weep No More

  March 17 · 60min find the promo

• 28

  S02E28 The Short Day of Private Putnam

  March 24 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Pvt. Putnam (Putt) is a 15 year old run away. He lies to cover up his age and the fact that he is a green recruit. A friend tells Hanley he is only 15. When he panic he nearly get the Sarge & himself killed. At the end his hobby saves the day.

• 29

  S02E29 Rescue

  March 31 · 60min find the promo

• 30

  S02E30 Command

  April 7 · 60min find the promo

• 31

  S02E31 Infant of Prague

  April 14 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Lt Hanley and his me run into 4 Nuns looking for the American to get help for their Mother Sappier. The men must try and get the Nuns and themselves out of the town before the Germans get to the town. The old Nun goes after a statue. Sending Lt. Hanley and Caje back into the town full of Germans and right to the Germans HQ.

• 32

  S02E32 The Glory Among Men

  April 21 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  When the 1 person in the squad that is diliked by most of the men is wonded,The Germans uses him a bait to try & get then men come after him. Order come in come to leave him if it not possible to retrive him. 1 person don't want to leave Mason behind. The squad then try to save Mason.