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.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 152
- Latest aired
- S05E25
- Total runtime
- 6d 8h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 1962 – May 1963 32 episodes
- Season 2 September 1963 – April 1964 32 episodes
- Season 3 September 1964 – April 1965 32 episodes
- Season 4 September 1965 – April 1966 31 episodes
- Season 5 September 1966 – March 1967 25 episodes
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S03E01 Mountain Man
September 15 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E02 Vendetta
September 22 · 60min find the promo
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Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men.
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S03E03 Point of View
September 29 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E04 The Duel
October 6 · 60min find the promo
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The Germans, caught in an allied pincer movement, launch an all out assault on the American lines.
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S03E05 Silver Service
October 13 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E06 The Hard Way Back
October 20 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E07 Operation Fly Trap
October 27 · 60min find the promo
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Bringing a wounded doe to safety, Saunders, Caje, and communication Sergent Meider stumble upon a Germen patrol setting up a radio center.
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S03E08 The Little Carousel
November 10 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E09 Fly Away Home
November 17 · 60min find the promo
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Sgt. Keeley has lost faith in humanity and invests all his devotion to his carrier pigeons, which he has trained for military use.
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S03E10 The Impostor
November 24 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E11 A Gift of Hope
December 1 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E12 A Rare Vintage
December 8 · 60min find the promo
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Caje needs the help of a French civilian to try and rescue an injured and captured Hanley. Other regulars: Saunders & Doc (2).
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S03E13 The Long Walk
December 15 · 60min find the promo
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The squad picks up a wounded GI, who is really the leader of a specially trained group of German infiltrators.
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S03E14 The Town That Went Away
December 22 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E15 Birthday Cake
December 29 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E16 The Enemy
January 5 · 60min find the promo
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Hanley reluctantly accepts a captured German lieutenant's offer to disarm the mines his men have hidden. (60 mins)
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S03E17 The Cassock
January 12 · 60min find the promo
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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
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S03E18 Losers Cry Deal
January 19 · 60min find the promo
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Saunders assigns Caje as acting squad leader for 3rd squad till the replacement Sergeant arrives.
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S03E19 More Than a Soldier
January 26 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E20 Brother, Brother
February 2 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E21 The Steeple
February 9 · 60min find the promo
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Saunders, Caje, and Kirby try to rescue a paratrooper captain before he is spotted by the Germans.
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S03E22 The Convict
February 16 · 60min find the promo
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A German Bombardment strikes a prison releasing convicted criminals into the countryside. One unscrupulous convict assumes the identity of a French resistance fighter.
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S03E23 Dateline
February 23 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E24 A Walk With an Eagle
March 2 · 60min find the promo
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Hanley takes three men into enemy territory to rescue a U>S> flying ace who has parachuted to safety.
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S03E25 The Long Wait
March 9 · 60min find the promo
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A German machine gun pins down Saunders and company, along with four seriously wounded GIs, a truck full of munitions, and a truck driver.
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S03E26 The Tree of Moray
March 16 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E27 Cry in the Ruins
March 23 · 60min find the promo
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A desperate woman searches for her missing baby as American and German soldiers watch helplessly from opposite ends of the street.
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S03E28 The Hell Machine
March 30 · 60min find the promo
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When their jeep hits a land mine, Saunders, a tank captain, and private Gavin attempt to maneuver an abandoned German tank through enemy territory.
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S03E29 Billy the Kid
April 6 · 60min find the promo
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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.
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S03E30 Heritage
April 13 · 60min find the promo
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Corporal Velásquez is assigned to Hanleys outfit with orders to destroy a German observation post.
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S03E31 Odyssey
April 20 · 60min find the promo
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Saunders trapped behind enemy lines passes himself off as a shell shocked German corporal.
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S03E32 Beneath the Ashes
April 27 · 60min find the promo
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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.