Combat!
Combat!: Season 3

Air Date

September 15, 1964

Episodes

32 episodes

Combat!

Season 3

Episodes

1. Mountain Man

September 15, 1964
60 min

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

September 22, 1964
60 min

Hanley and the men are rescued by a Greek colonel and his men.

3. Point of View

September 29, 1964
60 min

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

October 6, 1964
60 min

The Germans, caught in an allied pincer movement, launch an all out assault on the American lines.

5. Silver Service

October 13, 1964
60 min

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

October 20, 1964
60 min

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

October 27, 1964
60 min

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

November 10, 1964
60 min

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

November 17, 1964
60 min

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

November 24, 1964
60 min

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

December 1, 1964
60 min

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.

A Rare Vintage

12. A Rare Vintage

December 8, 1964
60 min

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

December 15, 1964
60 min

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

December 22, 1964
60 min

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

December 29, 1964
60 min

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

January 5, 1965
60 min

Hanley reluctantly accepts a captured German lieutenant's offer to disarm the mines his men have hidden. (60 mins)

17. The Cassock

January 12, 1965
60 min

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

January 19, 1965
60 min

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

19. More Than a Soldier

January 26, 1965
60 min

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

February 2, 1965
60 min

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

February 9, 1965
60 min

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

22. The Convict

February 16, 1965
60 min

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

February 23, 1965
60 min

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

March 2, 1965
60 min

Hanley takes three men into enemy territory to rescue a U>S> flying ace who has parachuted to safety.

25. The Long Wait

March 9, 1965
60 min

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

26. The Tree of Moray

March 16, 1965
60 min

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.

27. Cry in the Ruins

March 23, 1965
60 min

A desperate woman searches for her missing baby as American and German soldiers watch helplessly from opposite ends of the street.

28. The Hell Machine

March 30, 1965
60 min

When their jeep hits a land mine, Saunders, a tank captain, and private Gavin attempt to maneuver an abandoned German tank through enemy territory.

29. Billy the Kid

April 6, 1965
60 min

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.

30. Heritage

April 13, 1965
60 min

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

31. Odyssey

April 20, 1965
60 min

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

Beneath the Ashes

32. Beneath the Ashes

April 27, 1965
60 min

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.