
Combat! — Season 5

With their own tank damaged, Saunders resolved to employ a captured German gun against a fortified bunker of the same nationality. The crew had to haul the heavy weapon into position, a laborious task. As complications arose, a superstitiou…

Combat’s undertaking bears a striking resemblance to the classic tale of The Dirty Dozen. Saunders and Littlejohn arrive in a town to gather six men, only to discover it largely deserted, its inhabitants having fled or departed altogether. …

Lieutenant Ollie Joe passed away before he could fully confide in Worn Saunders about what was happening. Saunders began to suspect something was amiss with Ollie. When he drew his weapon on Sergeant and addressed him as "Lieutenant," Saund…

Hanley and his companions encountered two individuals operating in the shadows. Brothers, they were; the elder commanded the local clandestine network, while the younger trailed in his brother’s wake, though lacking the necessary fortitude …

The explosion of a land mine stole Saunders’ sight and the life of his companion as they carried crucial intelligence toward their own lines. Blinded and wounded, Saunders was taken in by a German chaplain who feigned English identity. The …

The team faced a critical challenge: securing the surrender of a group of teenagers. As time dwindled, Saunders made the difficult decision to allow their leader to re-enter the situation, hoping to reason with them.

The new arrival stirred in Saunders a memory, a sharp echo of his younger brother. News had just reached him of his sibling’s decision to leave high school and join the armed forces, and this newcomer possessed a similar, unsettling energy.

Sergeant Saunders found himself burdened with eighteen German prisoners, a number far exceeding the resources at his disposal. He had only four men to maintain order. The journey on foot proved fraught with unforeseen dangers and difficulti…

Private Harris accompanies the squad as the demolition expert for an assignment: to destroy a radio station. During the journey, the medic discovers Harris’s true profession. Faced with a second such task, Harris must then decide whether to…

The team harbored no affection for Cully, a man hailing from the hills of Virginia. Littlejohn, however, took a liking to him and endeavored to persuade the others to offer Cully a chance. When German forces were sighted advancing toward th…

The relentless strain of exhaustion and sleeplessness was eroding the spirit of Saunders' squad. After two days of unbroken patrol under adverse conditions, the simmering tension between Caje and Littlejohn had finally boiled over.

A band of children discovered a wounded Littlejohn. They brought him back to their dwelling, and there, they attempted to find buyers among both the American and German forces.

Following a relentless twenty-four hours that had left him penniless, with a pounding head, yet strangely content, Kirby found himself with an unexpected ally for a poker game.

Hanley’s patrol, tasked with eliminating an observation post, stumbled upon a concealed German machine gun nest. The encounter proved costly; two of their own were lost, while they managed to take a German medic prisoner.

The news of Private Vincent's imminent furlough arrived just before his death, prompting Saunders to journey to England. His purpose was to deliver Vincent’s final gift to Ann Tinsley, the woman who directed a children's home. While in Lond…

Having liberated the French resistance fighters from their captivity, the squad sought refuge in a forgotten mine. Their haven was soon besieged when German forces launched an attack, trapping soldiers of three nations within the earth's em…

A tense rivalry unfolds between French gypsies and Saunders’ unit as they both contend for custody of a German prisoner. The German officer’s brutal massacre of their encampment – a community of seventy-eight men, women, and children – has …

Haunted by the loss of his wife and daughter to the war, a French resistance fighter descends into a solitary path of vengeance. He targets both American and German soldiers, becoming a phantom of retribution.

Captain Cole (James Daily) is reunited with his son, Jack (James MacArthur), a reunion years in the making. The Captain has not seen Jack since he left for the front as a reporter covering the war. Their assignment is to assist the Captain …

Taken prisoner by the Germans, Saunders is herded onto a transport train destined for Germany. He manages to escape, finding himself unexpectedly partnered with Sergeant Decker, a man who would have preferred to spend the war within the con…

The enemy is indistinguishable from our own; Germans move freely, disguised as Allied soldiers. Separated from his unit, Kirby interrogates Driskoll, an American GI convinced that Kirby is a German.

Bernie Wallace, the self-assured leader of a USO jazz band, proved a persistent source of difficulty for Saunders. When a German attack threatened the troupe, Saunders intervened, rescuing them from harm. However, their thanks felt strangel…

Kirby and Littlejohn readily agreed to assist Rosie with driving his trucks. Once their assistance was confirmed, they discovered the vehicles were laden with ammunition. Their mission then became clear: to transport the trucks to the front…

Haunted by a conviction of his own ill omen, the newcomer to the neighborhood found himself the unwitting catalyst for a growing unease. As misfortunes began to ripple through the surrounding houses, a chilling belief took root among his ne…

Wounded, Caje is captured. Wounded himself, Saunders seeks aid from a blind girl and her boyfriend—a deserter—in a desperate attempt to rescue Caje from the Germans and guide him back to American lines.

