My father would mention this program throughout my childhood—really, his whole life. I understand why now. He often expressed himself in a manner similar to how I might describe the A-Team: "And then Mr. T did this and.... ahhhh... it was awesome." “How old are you?” “40.” Having heard him discuss it so frequently, when I finally had the chance to watch it—thanks to MeTV—I felt like I needed to do so. After all, Combat! and All in the Family were the only television programs he ever brought up. And.... WOW. It portrays its characters as people. The German soldiers are simply soldiers; they avoided the usual trope of depicting them as faceless villains, instead presenting them as individuals who might or might not share a particular political viewpoint. That's quite remarkable in itself. It suggests that the show’s priority was to focus on crafting and telling engaging stories, while still retaining the characteristic moral twists common during that time period, even without explicitly condemning evil. The result is an exceptionally intelligent program.

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