60 minSeason 5 • Episode 25
LatestA wonded Caje is captured-A wonded Saunders try to get help from a blind girl & her boyfriend (a deserter) to rescue Caje from the Germans & back to the American lines
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.
Direction
Robert Altman and early Spielberg episodes showcase emerging genius.
Acting
Vic Morrow's Saunders—tough, exhausted, quietly devastating.
Practical Effects
Real French locations, actual military hardware, zero CGI cop-outs.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vic Morrow demanded dangerous stunts himself; tragically, this obsession led to his death on Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1982.
Combat! aired during escalating Vietnam involvement and became subtly anti-war despite Pentagon cooperation—networks only noticed too late.
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