Combat!
Season 2
1963 • 32 Episodes
Episodes
1. Bridge at Chalons
September 17, 1963
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. Bridgehead
September 24, 1963
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. Masquerade
October 1, 1963
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. The Long Way Home (1)
October 8, 1963
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. The Long Way Home (2)
October 15, 1963
Still interred in a German POW camp, Sgt. Saunders and his squad must find a way to escape before they are all killed.
6. The Wounded Don't Cry
October 22, 1963
No overview available.
7. Doughboy
October 29, 1963
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. Glow Against the Sky
November 5, 1963
No overview available.
9. The Little Jewel
November 12, 1963
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. A Distant Drum
November 19, 1963
No overview available.
11. Anatomy of a Patrol
November 26, 1963
No overview available.
12. Ambush
December 3, 1963
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. Barrage
December 10, 1963
No overview available.
14. Thunder from the Hill
December 17, 1963
No overview available.
15. The Party
December 24, 1963
No overview available.
16. Gideon's Army
December 31, 1963
No overview available.
17. The Pillbox
January 7, 1964
No overview available.
18. The General and the Sergeant
January 14, 1964
No overview available.
19. Eyes of the Hunter
January 21, 1964
No overview available.
20. The Hostages
January 28, 1964
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. Mail Call
February 4, 1964
No overview available.
22. Counter-Punch
February 11, 1964
No overview available.
23. A Silent Cry
February 18, 1964
No overview available.
24. The Hunter
February 25, 1964
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. What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)
March 3, 1964
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. What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)
March 10, 1964
No overview available.
27. Weep No More
March 17, 1964
No overview available.
28. The Short Day of Private Putnam
March 24, 1964
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. Rescue
March 31, 1964
No overview available.
30. Command
April 7, 1964
No overview available.
31. Infant of Prague
April 14, 1964
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. The Glory Among Men
April 21, 1964
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.