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Season 1

1 :01x01 - Forgotten Front

Oct/02/1962

The squad must decide what to do about a German deserter who could conceivably endanger them.

Guest Stars: Shecky Greene as Braddock | Albert Paulsen as Dorffman | Steven Rogers as Doc Walton |

Uncredited: Tom Skerritt as Private Crenshaw | Jeff Morris as Sgt. McGraw

Director: Robert Altman

Story: Jerome Coopersmith | Teleplay: Richard Matheson

2 :01x02 - Rear Echelon Commandos

Oct/09/1962

Saunders must whip three raw replacements into shape for a behind the lines mission.

Guest Stars: Arnold Merritt as Jerome Crown | Stephen Coit as Joe Gainsborough | John Considine as Wayne Temple

Director: Robert Altman

Story: Richard Tregaskis | Teleplay: Gene Levitt

3 :01x03 - Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd

Oct/16/1962

A tanker saves the squad from an ambush but things soon sour when they enter a French village that's been seemingly abandoned by the Germans.

Special Guest Stars: Jeffrey Hunter as Sgt. Dane |

Director: Burt Kennedy

Writer: Robert Hardy Andrews

4 :01x04 - Any Second Now

Oct/23/1962

Lt. Hanley is pinned in the rubble of a church and there's a German bomb that's ticking to go off. Our hero's only hope is a British bomb disposal officer who has lost his nerve.

Special Guest Stars: Donald May as Major Thompson |

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: Gene Levitt

5 :01x05 - Far from the Brave

Oct/30/1962

After losing a close friend in combat, Saunders must train a green former cook as his replacement.

Guest Stars: Shecky Greene as Braddock | Joe Mantell as Pvt. Delaney | Fletcher Fist as Radio Operator |

Uncredited: Dennis Robertson as Pvt. Albert Baker

Director: Burt Kennedy

Writer: Burt Kennedy

6 :01x06 - Missing in Action

Nov/13/1962

Hanley takes a detail to rescue a downed American flyer who's being sequestered at a French farmhouse.

Special Guest Stars: Howard Duff as Hobey Jabko |

Director: Byron Paul

Story: Beirne Lay Jr. | Teleplay: James Henerson, Sidney Marshall

7 :01x07 - Escape to Nowhere

Nov/20/1962

Hanley is sent on a mission behind German lines and becomes involved with a German general who's in on a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: Malvin Wald

8 :01x08 - The Celebrity

Nov/27/1962

A star baseball pitcher is transferred into the unit but he soon proves that he's nowhere near as good on the battlefield as he was on the baseball diamond.

Special Guest Stars: Tab Hunter as Del Packer |

Guest Stars: Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | Tony Mordente as Sgt. Kurawicz | Virginia Stefan as Nurse | Joby Baker as Kelly

Director: Burt Kennedy

Story: Art Wallace, Tom Seller | Teleplay: Art Wallace

9 :01x09 - Cat and Mouse

Dec/04/1962

Saunders and another sergeant are the only survivors of an ill-fated patrol and must continue the mission despite the fact that they have come to despise each other.

Special Guest Stars: Albert Salmi as Sgt. Jenkins |

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: Robert Altman

10 :01x10 - I Swear by Apollo

Dec/11/1962

The squad takes refuge in a convent occupied by nuns who take little notice of them and the war that is going on.

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: Gene Levitt

11 :01x11 - A Day in June

Dec/18/1962

Flashbacks recall the squad's experiences on D-Day and the events leading up to the Normandy invasion.

Uncredited: Tom Skerritt as Soldier

Director: Boris Sagal

Writer: Robert Pirosh

12 :01x12 - The Prisoner

Dec/25/1962

Braddock is taken prisoner by the Germans who mistake him for a Colonel.

Special Guest Stars: Keenan Wynn as Colonel Clyde |

Uncredited: Rick Traeger as Colonel Metz | Walter Koenig as Sentry | Tom Skerritt as Glinski

Director: Robert Altman

Story: Robert Kaufman | Teleplay: Robert Kaufman, James Henerson

13 :01x13 - Reunion

Jan/01/1963

Saunders tries to help a young Frenchman reunite with his father but the old man happens to be a collaborator.

Director: Paul Stanley (2)

Writer: Art Wallace

14 :01x14 - The Medal

Jan/08/1963

A soldier is put up for a Silver Star for destroying a German tank but the deed was actually the work of his deceased buddy.

Director: Paul Stanley (2)

Writer: Richard Maibaum

15 :01x15 - Just for the Record

Jan/15/1963

After escaping from the Germans, Saunders must depend upon the aid of a shady Frenchwoman to make it back to Allied lines.

Guest Stars: Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | Micheline Presle as Annette | James Forrest as Foreman / Wounded Prisoner | Edward Colmans as Andre Mallott | Alf Kjellin as Kurt

Director: László Benedek

Writer: William Bast

16 :01x16 - The Volunteer

Jan/22/1963

A 13 year old French boy tries to join the squad.

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: Gene Levitt

17 :01x17 - The Squad

Jan/29/1963

A new recruit from the South doesn't fit in with the rest of the squad but ends up proving his worth on a night patrol.

Director: Herman Hoffman

Writer: Harry Brown (1)

18 :01x18 - Next in Command

Feb/05/1963

Saunders distrusts a new corporal who's been transferred into the unit.

Special Guest Stars: Ben Cooper as Corporal John Cross |

Guest Stars: Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | William Harlow as Nick Davis | Fletcher Fist as Brockmeyer | Dennis Robertson as Baker

Director: Burt Kennedy

Writer: Burt Kennedy

19 :01x19 - The Chateau

Feb/12/1963

Doc tries to care for three wounded men in a chateau that gets captured by the Germans.

Special Guest Stars: Dan O'Herlihy as Major Richter |

Director: László Benedek

Writer: Jonathan Hughes (2), Judy George, George W. George

20 :01x20 - Off Limits

Feb/19/1963

A soldier discovers that his nurse wife has been unfaithful to him and volunteers for a dangerous mission.

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: George F. Slavin

21 :01x21 - No Time for Pity

Feb/26/1963

The unit prepares to capture a French town but then discovers that the Germans are holding its children hostage.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Steven Ritch

22 :01x22 - Night Patrol

Mar/05/1963

The squad encounters a mysterious lieutenant while on a night patrol. It appears as though this fellow is waging some sort of one man war.

Guest Stars: William Harlow as Nick Davis | Skip Homeier as Lt. Billy Joe Cranston |

Uncredited: Eric Braeden as German Soldier | Charles De Vries as German Soldier | Tom Pace as German Soldier

Director: Burt Kennedy

Story: Quentin Sparr | Teleplay: Frank Jessy

23 :01x23 - Survival

Mar/12/1963

Because of an artillery barrage, the squad is able to escape from German captivity but Saunders gets separated from them and must make his way through enemy lines by himself.

Guest Stars: Michael Murphy (1) as First Tanker | Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | John Seigfried as Kurt | Donald Ein as Sergeant | Matty Jordan as 2nd Tanker

Director: Robert Altman

Writer: John D. F. Black

24 :01x24 - No Hallelujahs for Glory

Mar/19/1963

The squad must deal with an ambitious female reporter who knows next to nothing about the military or combat.

Special Guest Stars: Elizabeth Allen (1) as Eleanora Hunt |

Director: Paul Stanley (2)

Story: Luther Davis | Teleplay: Luther Davis, Mort R. Lewis

25 :01x25 - The Quiet Warrior

Mar/26/1963

During a break in the action, Hanley is ordered to London where he's sent on an espionage mission behind the lines.

Uncredited: Eric Braeden as Drunken German Soldier | Barbara Babcock as Woman at Savoy Bar

Director: Justus Addiss

Story: Gene Levitt, Luther Davis | Teleplay: Gene Levitt

26 :01x26 - Battle of the Roses

Apr/02/1963

Saunders becomes involved with a strange French girl and her domineering nurse.

Guest Stars: Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | William Harlow as Dorsey | Earl Parker as 1st German Who is Shot | Penny Santon as Celeste Fourant | Antoinette Bower as Jeanine

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Hendrik Vollaerts

27 :01x27 - Hill 256

Apr/09/1963

KIrby, the squad asshole, faces a court martial for cowardice under fire. Saunders and Caje try to prove his innocence.

Special Guest Stars: Robert Culp as Sgt. John Metcalf |

Director: James Komack

Writer: David Moessinger

28 :01x28 - The Sniper

Apr/16/1963

The squad enters a French village abandoned by the Germans expecting to get some rest and relaxation but then a German sniper, with the aid of his French skank galpal, begins picking them off.

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

29 :01x29 - One More for the Road

Apr/23/1963

The squad discovers an orphaned baby and tries to find a home for it all the while completing their mission.

Guest Stars: Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | Don Edmonds as Stroback | Monroe twins as The Baby | Fletcher Fist as Brockmeyer

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

30 :01x30 - The Walking Wounded

Apr/30/1963

A wounded Saunders must deal with an Army surgeon who's lost his nerve.

Special Guest Stars: Gary Merrill as Capt. Will August |

Director: Burt Kennedy

Writer: Burt Kennedy

31 :01x31 - High Named Today

May/07/1963

A soldier who's reputed to be a one man army transfers into the unit and soon begins causing trouble.

Special Guest Stars: Dean Stockwell as Rob Lawson |

Guest Stars: Steven Rogers as Doc Walton | Lew Brown as Pratt | John Apone as Soldier #1 | Steve Gaynor as Wounded Soldier | Burt Berger as Corporal

Director: Paul Stanley (2)

Writer: David Z. Goodman (1)

32 :01x32 - No Trumpets, No Drums

May/14/1963

Caje comes unglued after he accidentally kills an innocent civilian.

Director: Richard Donner

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

Season 2

33 :02x01 - Bridge at Chalons

Sep/17/1963

Saunders and a hard-nosed demolitions expert undertake a mission behind enemy lines where the two men immediately begin to clash.

Special Guest Stars: Lee Marvin as Sgt. Turk |

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

34 :02x02 - Bridgehead

Sep/24/1963

Saunders must take a German held bridge despite fierce opposition from the enemy and some of his own men.

Special Guest Stars: Nick Adams as Pvt. Mick Hellar |

Guest Stars: Noam Pitlik as Pvt. Gene Scott | Paul Busch as German Sergeant | Joey Walsh as Pvt. Jack Johnson | Richard Jury as Pvt. Wayne Shrope | Fred Harris II as Cole

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

35 :02x03 - Masquerade

Oct/01/1963

Two Germans attempt to infiltrate Allied lines by posing as American soldiers. Only Saunders and his suspicions can save the day.

Special Guest Stars: James Coburn as Corporal Arnold Kanger |

Uncredited: Rocky Marciano as Solider Greeting Red Cross Truck

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Anthony Wilson

36 :02x04 - The Long Way Home (1)

Oct/08/1963

Members of the squad are captured and imprisoned in a compound run by a sadistic SS Captain.

Special Guest Stars: Richard Basehart as Capt. Steiner |

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

37 :02x05 - The Long Way Home (2)

Oct/15/1963

Saunders searches for an escape route from a prison compound run by a sadistic SS Captain.

Special Guest Stars: Richard Basehart as Capt. Steiner |

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

38 :02x06 - The Wounded Don't Cry

Oct/22/1963

Saunders and a German hospital orderly undertake a mission to bring back desperately needed plasma to wounded Americans and Germans.

Director: James Komack

Writer: James Landis

39 :02x07 - Doughboy

Oct/29/1963

Saunders and Kirby encounter a deranged former American soldier from World War I who believes they are enemy Germans.

Special Guest Stars: Eddie Albert (1) as Phil |

Guest Stars: Alida Valli as Marie | William Harlow as Nick Davis | Paul Busch as German Sgt. | Mike McDonald as Ed | Eric Braeden as German Vehicle Commander

Director: Tom Gries

Story: Gene Levitt | Teleplay: Bernard C. Schoenfeld

40 :02x08 - Glow Against the Sky

Nov/05/1963

The squad, including a gravely wounded Private Nelson, is trapped in the cellar of a destroyed house and Saunders decides to surrender the wounded man to the Germans for medical attention.

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

41 :02x09 - The Little Jewel

Nov/12/1963

A French orpan attaches himself to the squad but his information ends up getting Caje captured by the Germans.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

42 :02x10 - A Distant Drum

Nov/19/1963

A wounded Hanley is cared for by a reluctant Frenchwoman and her daughter.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

43 :02x11 - Anatomy of a Patrol

Nov/26/1963

Saunders' patrol races a German patrol to reach a downed American plane that is carrying sensitive military information.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

44 :02x12 - Ambush

Dec/03/1963

The squad liberates a French town but soon afterwards a doctor suspected of being a collaborator is murdered and his daughter directs her bitterness towards the Americans.

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

45 :02x13 - Barrage

Dec/10/1963

On a mission against German artliiery, Saunders finds himself trapped in a cave with a German deserter.

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

46 :02x14 - Thunder from the Hill

Dec/17/1963

On a mission behind enemy lines, the squad's French guide blackmails them into undertaking an attack on a an enemy position for his benefit.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

47 :02x15 - The Party

Dec/24/1963

During a break in the action, Caje, Kirby, and Nelson try to make romantic time with three French hotties.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

48 :02x16 - Gideon's Army

Dec/31/1963

The squad rescues a concentration camp full of Polish laborers and must recruit them into battle when the Germans attack.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Charles Smith (1)

49 :02x17 - The Pillbox

Jan/07/1964

Hanley and a wounded soldier are trapped inside a pillbox with three German prisoners.

Guest Stars: Earl Parker as Stunts | Warren Oates as Stark | Albert Paulsen as Carl Dorfmann | Joe Turkel as Klimmer | Heney Horman as Meisner

Director: Vic Morrow

Story: Ken Pettus | Teleplay: Don Tait

50 :02x18 - The General and the Sergeant

Jan/14/1964

After the squad liberates a French town, it becomes involved with a former French general who's now considered a laughing stock.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Gustave Field

51 :02x19 - Eyes of the Hunter

Jan/21/1964

Saunders doesn't trust a soldier who says he can lead the squad to the location of a hidden German artillery unit.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

52 :02x20 - The Hostages

Jan/28/1964

Doc is the only hope for Caje and Saunders who are being held prisoner by two Germans who've remained behind in a town recently captured by the Americans.

Special Guest Stars: Peter Mark Richman as Capt. Aptmeyer |

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Richard Adams (3)

53 :02x21 - Mail Call

Feb/04/1964

Saunders gets a letter from home that says his brother is MIA in the Pacific Theater and must deal with a malingering new squad member.

Special Guest Stars: James Best as Trenton |

Guest Stars: William Harlow as 1st American Jeep Driver | Ray Fulmer as Holmes | Fred Harris II as Smitty | Ed Deemer as German | Michael Masters as NCO

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Arnold Belgard

54 :02x22 - Counter-Punch

Feb/11/1964

Trapped behind enemy lines, Saunders, Caje, and a group of misfits try to hijack a train full of Germans in order to get back to Allied lines.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Jess Carneol, Kay Lenard

55 :02x23 - A Silent Cry

Feb/18/1964

Saunders and a pacifist sergeant are assigned to deliver radios behind the lines to the French underground.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

56 :02x24 - The Hunter

Feb/25/1964

Saunders and Kirby become the prey of a fanatical German captain who was once an avid big game hunter.

Guest Stars: Edward Tierney as Brunner | Alfred Ryder as Captain Eric Heisman

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

57 :02x25 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)

Mar/03/1964

Saunders takes orders to a British unit ordering them to retreat in face of heavy fire but their commanding officer refuses to do so.

Guest Stars: Ronald Howard (1) as Captain Johns

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

58 :02x26 - What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

Mar/10/1964

A stubborn British captain orders Saunders and his men to help him stand and fight against the Germans rather than comply with an order to retreat.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

59 :02x27 - Weep No More

Mar/17/1964

Hanley tries to help a mentally disturbed French woman but it might end up getting everyone killed.

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

60 :02x28 - The Short Day of Private Putnam

Mar/24/1964

A replacement soldier is discovered to be only 15 years old but he'll have to age quickly when the squad is attacked by the Germans.

Guest Stars: Beau Bridges as Pvt. Orville Putnam | Lilyan Chauvin as Fauvette | Robert Sampson (1) as Harvey

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

61 :02x29 - Rescue

Mar/31/1964

Hanley is captured by two Germans posing as Americans who want information about troop movements.

Director: Ted Post

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

62 :02x30 - Command

Apr/07/1964

When Hanley is wounded, the squad gets a new lieutenant who immediately clashes with Saunders while on a mission.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Jess Carneol, Kay Lenard

63 :02x31 - Infant of Prague

Apr/14/1964

Under enemy fire, the squad encounters a group of nuns and attempts to escort them to safety but it might be easier said than done.

Guest Stars: Pamela Branch as Mlle. Mornay | Jeanne Rainer as Mlle. Solere | Leigh Chapman (1) as Mlle. Bochard | Harold Dyrenforth as Panzer Captain | Jeanette Nolan as Sister Therese

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Hendrik Vollaerts

64 :02x32 - The Glory Among Men

Apr/21/1964

The squad is faced with a dilemma when a thoroughly unlikable new member is pinned down by German machine gun fire. Should they attempt a rescue or leave him to his fate?

Director: Vic Morrow

Writer: Tom Seller

Season 3

65 :03x01 - Mountain Man

Sep/15/1964

Saunders employs a French deserter to get him and his men across the mountains and back to their unit.

Special Guest Stars: Theodore Bikel as Francois Perrault |

Guest Stars: Henry Brandon as German Lt. | Bob Beattie as German Skier

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

66 :03x02 - Vendetta

Sep/22/1964

Hanley and his men are saved from being wiped out by a group of Greek soldiers whose colonel orders them to join him in his personal vendetta against the Germans.

Special Guest Stars: Telly Savalas as Colonel Kapsalis |

Guest Stars: Pete Duel as Szigeti | John Aniston as Second Greek | Athan Karras as Hot Dog | Danny Klega as German Lt. | Peter Bravos as Third Greek

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Ron Bishop, Wells Root

67 :03x03 - Point of View

Sep/29/1964

Saunders faces a court martial when another NCO accuses him of negligence which left two men dead.

Special Guest Stars: Paul Burke (1) as Sgt. O'Neill |

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: David Moessinger

68 :03x04 - The Duel

Oct/06/1964

Saunders and a truck driver do battle against a German Tiger tank.

Special Guest Stars: Bobby Rydell as Mickey Shay |

Guest Stars: Tom Pace as 1st German Infantryman | George Rogatkin as 2nd German Infantryman | Tram Tyson as German Driver | Hans Difflipp as German Commander

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

69 :03x05 - Silver Service

Oct/13/1964

Sent to the rear to recover from wounds, Caje and Kirby encounter the goldbrick of all goldbricks in the form of Harry White. Kirby then flees with White and two French civilians when Germans breakthrough at the Battle of the Bulge.

Special Guest Stars: Mickey Rooney as Harry White |

Guest Stars: Ramon Novarro as Charles Giroux | Claudine Longet as Claudette | Norman Alden as Pvt. Buford | Joe Di Reda as Malloy

Director: Sutton Roley

Story: Edward J. Bonner | Teleplay: Jess Carneol, Kay Lenard

70 :03x06 - The Hard Way Back

Oct/20/1964

During a barrage, Saunders gets trapped underneath a beam and the only soldier capable of saving him runs away.

Special Guest Stars: Sal Mineo as Larry Kogan |

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

71 :03x07 - Operation Fly Trap

Oct/27/1964

At a French farmhouse, Suanders sets a trap to catch a German colonel but a detachment of Germans might spring that trap.

Special Guest Stars: Gary Lockwood as Sgt. Meider |

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Don Tait

72 :03x08 - The Little Carousel

Nov/10/1964

A 13 year old girl who wants to be a nurse, becomes attached to Saunders and the squad.

Guest Stars: Warren Vanders as Henderson | Donald Journeaux as Antoine | Paul Daniel as Old Man Patient | Sylviane Margollé as Claudine

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Gene Levitt

73 :03x09 - Fly Away Home

Nov/17/1964

Saunders and the squad get sent on a mission with a sergeant who appears to care more about his carrier pigeons than humans.

Special Guest Stars: Neville Brand as Sgt. Keeley |

Guest Stars: Stephen Joyce as Polaski | Rudy Dolan as German Sgt. #1 | Bob Champion as German Pvt. | Ed Deemer as German Sgt. #2 | Ron Stokes as Maxwell

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

74 :03x10 - The Impostor

Nov/24/1964

Hanley escorts two specialist sergeants behind the lines on an intelligence mission then discovers that one of them might be an impostor. Then a third sergeant, claiming to be an escaped POW, joins the group. Which one is the German?

Special Guest Stars: Skip Homeier as Sgt. Morgan | Warren Stevens as Sgt. Walter |

Guest Stars: Ed Kemmer as Lt. Tracey | Alan Baxter as Captain Roberts | James Dobson (1) as Tom Henderson | Dylan Walsh as Soldier #1 | Ralph Thomas as Soldier #2

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Jess Carneol, Kay Lenard

75 :03x11 - A Gift of Hope

Dec/01/1964

Saunders' hero, thought killed at the Battle of St. Lo, shows up alive and well and accused of desertion under fire.

Special Guest Stars: Rip Torn as Avery |

Guest Stars: Malcolm Brodrick as Jimmy | Joe Allen Price as Larkin | Robert Yuro as Vitelli | Anthony Eisley as Lt. Gates

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Anthony Wilson

76 :03x12 - A Rare Vintage

Dec/08/1964

Caje disguises himself as a French peasant to rescue Saunders who is being held captive by the Germans in a winery.

Guest Stars: Corey Allen as Pvt. Garrett | Lyle Bettger as Capt. Brauer | Marcel Hillaire as Jean Sebelleau | Lawrence Montaigne as Sgt. Koch | Buck Holland as Lane Sentry

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

77 :03x13 - The Long Walk

Dec/15/1964

Saunders and three others are cut off from their units and encounter a wounded G.I. who is actually a German infiltrator.

Special Guest Stars: Roddy McDowall as Murfree/Klepner |

Guest Stars: Maurice Marsac as Armand | Peter Brocco as Lambert | Chris Howard (1) as German | William Bryant (1) as Sgt. Larkin

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Peter Barry

78 :03x14 - The Town That Went Away

Dec/22/1964

Hanley and the squad are ordered to evacuate a French town but its mayor and his three smokin' hot daughters thwart their every attempt.

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: George F. Slavin

79 :03x15 - Birthday Cake

Dec/29/1964

Littlejohn receives a birthday cake from his mother along with explicit orders not to open it until the following day. The cake then proceeds to cause complications with the squad.

Guest Stars: Phillip Pine as Pvt. Steve Cantrell | Jean Del Val as French Farmer | Beau van den Ecker as G.I. Driver

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Ed Adamson

80 :03x16 - The Enemy

Jan/05/1965

Hanley forces a German demolitions expert to help him disarm mines and booby traps that the Germans set up in an abandoned French town.

Special Guest Stars: Robert Duvall as Karl |

Guest Stars: Anna Lee as Sister Lescaut | Michael Corhan as Louis Roche | Kurt Landen as German #1 | Gerd Rein as German #2

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Steve Fisher (1), Edward J. Lakso

81 :03x17 - The Cassock

Jan/12/1965

A German officer poses as a priest in order to blow up a bridge that the American army will use as its main entrance into a French village.

Special Guest Stars: James Whitmore as Captain Hertzbrun |

Guest Stars: Mart Hulswit as Private Ryan | Glenn Stensel as Weaver | Ross Sturlin as Stevens

Director: Bernard McEveety

Teleplay: James Wixted, Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

82 :03x18 - Losers Cry Deal

Jan/19/1965

A loud mouthed soldier from another unit causes tension between the squad and his unit.

Special Guest Stars: Mike Kellin as Jackson |

Director: Vic Morrow

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

83 :03x19 - More Than a Soldier

Jan/26/1965

Saunders is trapped inside a mine with a young soldier and a wounded German.

Special Guest Stars: Tommy Sands as Carey |

Guest Stars: Ron Soble as German Sergeant

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

84 :03x20 - Brother, Brother

Feb/02/1965

The newest replacement is the younger brother of Kirby's old high school chum and he expects special treatment as such.

Special Guest Stars: Frankie Avalon as Eddie Cane |

Guest Stars: Charles Bastin as German Officer | Hans Heyde as German Soldier

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

85 :03x21 - The Steeple

Feb/09/1965

Saunders, Kirby, and Caje attempt to rescue a paratrooper whose parachute has gotten hung on a church steeple. There's also another problem: the paratrooper is carrying high-powered explosives on his person.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Don Tait

86 :03x22 - The Convict

Feb/16/1965

A German bombardment frees a group of French convicts one of whom pretends to be a member of the Resistance in order to reunite with his son.

Special Guest Stars: Gilbert Roland as Boulanger |

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

87 :03x23 - Dateline

Feb/23/1965

Saunders takes a squad of men to rescue a captured war correspondent but the journalist prefers the security of a prison camp.

Special Guest Stars: Dan Duryea as Robert Barton |

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Richard Newhafer

88 :03x24 - A Walk With an Eagle

Mar/02/1965

Hanley takes three soldiers into enemy territory in order to rescue a downed pilot who then shows little gratitude for their efforts.

Guest Stars: Lee Philips as Major Robert Caldwell | Bill Cort (1) as Private Harmon | Pat Colby as Private Palmer

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Rod Peterson

89 :03x25 - The Long Wait

Mar/09/1965

Saunders and a truck carrying wounded men are pinned down by machine gun fire. Then they must wait for a tank to come to their rescue.

Special Guest Stars: Terry Carter (1) as Archie Masters |

Guest Stars: Fletcher Fist as Carson | William Wellman, Jr. (2) as Sgt. Brice | Edward Tierney as Klaus | William Splawn as Coates | David Adams (2) as Peter

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

90 :03x26 - The Tree of Moray

Mar/16/1965

Hanley must save a French traitor with valuable information from a lynch mob of his own countrymen.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Story: Anthony Spinner | Teleplay: Anthony Spinner, Don Tait

91 :03x27 - Cry in the Ruins

Mar/23/1965

The Germans and Americans stop their battle in an effort to help a desperate Frenchwoman search for her missing baby.

Director: Vic Morrow

Story: A. Martin Zweiback | Teleplay: A. Martin Zweiback, Edward J. Lakso

92 :03x28 - The Hell Machine

Mar/30/1965

After their jeep gets knocked out of commission, Saunders and two others attempt to navigate an abandoned German tank through enemy territory and back to their own lines.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

93 :03x29 - Billy the Kid

Apr/06/1965

A general's son leads the outfit on a mission behind enemy lines to knock out a big gun that is slaughtering Allied troops.

Special Guest Stars: Andrew Prine as Lt. William Benton |

Guest Stars: Michael Masters as Burns | Ron Mills as German Leader | Ed Deemer as German #1 | James de Closs as American Sentry | John Milford as Sgt. Stone

Director: Bernard McEveety

Story: Bivings F. Wallace | Teleplay: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

94 :03x30 - Heritage

Apr/13/1965

A demolitions expert balks at destroying statues he finds in a cave.

Special Guest Stars: Charles Bronson as Velasquez |

Guest Stars: Kort Falkenberg as German Sergeant | Michael Stroka as Scope Man | Gunter Weishoff as 1st German Soldier | Alf George as 2nd German Soldier

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Barry Trivers

95 :03x31 - Odyssey

Apr/20/1965

After waking up in a German uniform, Saunders fakes shellshock in order to make it back to Allied lines.

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Anthony Wilson

96 :03x32 - Beneath the Ashes

Apr/27/1965

A company member vows revenge on Hanley after being informed late about the death of his wife.

Special Guest Stars: Chad Everett as Steve Kovac |

Director: John Peyser

Story: Richard P. McDonagh | Teleplay: Richard P. McDonagh, George F. Slavin

Season 4

97 :04x01 - Main Event

Sep/14/1965

A boxer and his manager are the squad's newest replacements.

Guest Stars: Vic Werber as Ferguson | Hans Difflipp as German Sergeant | Todd Lasswell as Driver | Ben Cooper as Willy Kleve | Jack Carter as Murphy

Director: Tom Gries

Writer: William Fay

98 :04x02 - The First Day

Sep/21/1965

The squad receives four new replacements. Which ones will survive their first day in combat?

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

99 :04x03 - S.I.W.

Sep/28/1965

Saunders wonders whether or not a new squad member's wound is self-inflicted.

Special Guest Stars: John Cassavetes as Kalb |

Guest Stars: William Stevens as Fleming | Paul Sheriff as Sawyer | Mike Krempels as German

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

100 :04x04 - The Linesman

Oct/05/1965

Once again, Saunders clashes with another sergeant on a behind the lines mission.

Special Guest Stars: Jack Lord (1) as Barney McKlosky |

Director: Tom Gries

Story: Gene Levitt | Teleplay: Edward J. Lakso

101 :04x05 - The Farmer

Oct/12/1965

A squad member, who was a farmer in civilian life, can't seem to realize that he's not behind the plow anymore.

Special Guest Stars: Dennis Weaver as Noah |

Guest Stars: Felix Locher as Old French Farmer | Belle Mitchell as Old French Woman | Dina Harmsen as French Girl | Anthony Aiello as G.I.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Andy White

102 :04x06 - Evasion

Oct/19/1965

Hanley and a British officer escape from a German POW camp and attempt to make their way back to Allied lines.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

103 :04x07 - Hear No Evil

Oct/26/1965

Saunders has to make his way back to Allied lines without hearing after a grenade explosion leaves him deaf.

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: John Considine, Tim Considine

104 :04x08 - Crossfire

Nov/02/1965

Saunders accuses a soldier with a distinguished battle record of disobeying orders and causing the deaths of two others.

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

105 :04x09 - 9 Place Vendee

Nov/09/1965

A French youth and his dog impede Hanley's mission behind German lines.

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

106 :04x10 - The Old Men

Nov/16/1965

The squad finds themselves saddled with three older replacement soldiers who may or may not be able to pull their weight.

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

107 :04x11 - Soldier of Fortune

Nov/23/1965

Saunders and two other squad members are trapped inside a German wine cellar.

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: George F. Slavin

108 :04x12 - The Casket

Nov/30/1965

Saunders confiscates a vehicle owned by a Frenchwoman to get a wounded Kirby to medical aid but the woman isn't happy and attempts to slow him down. It seems as though she was going to use the vehicle to help bury her own recently deceased son.

Special Guest Stars: Nina Foch as Madame Carmaux |

Guest Stars: Raymond Cavaleri as Michel | Hank Brandt as German NCO

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Ed Waters, David Moessinger

109 :04x13 - Luck with Rainbows

Dec/07/1965

A British major takes Hanley and Kirby with him on a mission to destroy German V-2 rockets.

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Ron Bishop, Wells Root

110 :04x14 - Breakout

Dec/14/1965

The squad is ordered to destroy a valley full of construction equipmant to keep it out of German hands.

Special Guest Stars: Fernando Lamas as Vertrain |

Guest Stars: Peter Hellman as Sgt. Hunte | Mark Tobin as Hans | Ross Sturlin as Rankin

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

111 :04x15 - Finest Hour

Dec/21/1965

Hanley and Caje are hidden by a French countess in her chateau that's being used as a headquarters by the occupying Germans.

Special Guest Stars: Luise Rainer as Countess Lorraine De Roy |

Director: Sutton Roley

Writer: Don Tait

112 :04x16 - The Raider

Dec/28/1965

After Hanley is captured by a notorious S.S. captain, Saunders tries to learn his location so that he and the squad can attempt a rescue.

Director: John Peyser

Writer: Kay Lenard, Jess Carneol

113 :04x17 - The Mockingbird

Jan/04/1966

A German spy poses as a downed American aviator in order to kill an American intelligence officer being escorted by Hanley and the squad.

Director: John Peyser

Story: Thomas A. Conway | Teleplay: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

114 :04x18 - The Good Samaritan

Jan/11/1966

On a patrol, Saunders gets pinned underneath a heavy object but his companion refuses to abandon him to get important information to Lt. Hanley.

Guest Stars: Tom Simcox as Marsini | Hank Brandt as German NCO | Paul Busch as German Radio Man

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

115 :04x19 - Retribution

Jan/18/1966

KIrby swears vengeance against an SS colonel who beat his childhood friend to death during an interrogation.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

116 :04x20 - Counterplay

Jan/25/1966

An impostor leads the squad through a fake raid on a German radar station in order that the Germans can get their hands on some important members of the French resistance.

Special Guest Stars: Peter Mark Richman as Marchand-German |

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

117 :04x21 - Nothing to Lose

Feb/01/1966

Hanley receives word that a new squad member is wanted on a murder charge back in the states.

Special Guest Stars: Sal Mineo as Vinnick |

Guest Stars: Tom Skerritt as Burke

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Richard Wendley

118 :04x22 - Ask Me No Questions

Feb/08/1966

A German lieutenant posing as an American G.I. gets key information from a captured Saunders who escapes and tries to set things right once he discovers the deception.

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

119 :04x23 - The Ringer

Feb/15/1966

A straggler joins the squad and begins behaving erratically and endangering the lives of the men.

Guest Stars: Peter Colton as Johnson | Tom Pace as German #1 | Mike Krempels as German #2 | Mart Hulswit as Arthur Adams

Director: Michael Caffey

Story: Del Carnes, Gene L. Coon | Teleplay: Gene L. Coon

120 :04x24 - The Flying Machine

Feb/22/1966

Shot down behind enemy lines in an old observation plane, Hanley must make repairs and fly the airship back to Allied lines himself.

Special Guest Stars: Keenan Wynn as Brannigan |

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

121 :04x25 - Hills are for Heroes (1)

Mar/01/1966

The platoon receives orders to take a hill that is defended with deadly efficiency by two German bunkers.

Guest Stars: Joey Walsh as Einstein | Paul Carr as Kleinschmidt | Anthony D. Call as Morgan

Director: Vic Morrow

Writer: Gene L. Coon

122 :04x26 - Hills are for Heroes (2)

Mar/08/1966

After suffering heavy casualties, the platoon once again is ordered to make another attempt to take a hill being held by the Germans.

Guest Stars: Paul Carr as Kleinschmidt | Joey Walsh as Einstein | Anthony D. Call as Morgan | Michael Forest (1) as Company Commander

Director: Vic Morrow

Writer: Gene L. Coon

123 :04x27 - Gitty

Mar/15/1966

A young female learns that Saunders has just killed her father, a German straggler.

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Judith Barrows

124 :04x28 - One at a Time

Mar/22/1966

A German sergeant whose squad was wiped out by King Company begins stalking them and picking them off one by one.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

125 :04x29 - A Sudden Terror

Mar/29/1966

Hanley tries to save one of his men who is trapped in quicksand.

Special Guest Stars: Brandon de Wilde as Wilder |

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

126 :04x30 - Run, Sheep, Run

Apr/05/1966

A new squad member is terrified that a German prisoner who speaks English might reveal his moment of cowardice.

Special Guest Stars: Dwayne Hickman as Corey |

Guest Stars: Walter Maslow as Booker | Chris Howard (1) as German Corporal | Frank Marth as Lt. Vogler

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell

127 :04x31 - The Leader

Apr/12/1966

Kirby, K Company's biggest goldbrick and asshole, is left in charge of the squad during a German advance.

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

Season 5

128 :05x01 - The Gun

Sep/13/1966

The squad must drag a cannon over some rough terrain in order to knock out a German bunker.

Guest Stars: Wayne Rogers (1) as Reiser | Tim Felix as Weed | Warren Stevens as Sgt. Hagen |

Uncredited: Beau van den Ecker as Wickham

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

129 :05x02 - The Losers

Sep/20/1966

Saunders is forced to take four soldiers awaiting court martial on a mission against the Germans.

Special Guest Stars: Bill Bixby as Kline |

Guest Stars: John Considine as Lennon | Harry Landers as Ash | Billy Gray (2) as Candell | Ed Deemer as American Lieutenant | Mark Russi as German Officer

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Edward J. Lakso

130 :05x03 - Ollie Joe

Sep/27/1966

An eager beaver new member of the squad is hiding some deadly secrets from his military and personal past.

Special Guest Stars: Robert Walker, Jr. (2) as Ollie Joe |

Guest Stars: Warren Vanders as Lt. Earnshaw | Tom Pace as Otto | Claude Akins as Pelton | William Bryant (1) as McCall

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Frank L. Moss (1)

131 :05x04 - The Brothers

Oct/04/1966

A fanatical French partisan cannot accept the fact that his younger brother is not cut out for war.

Special Guest Stars: Fernando Lamas as Leon Paulon |

Guest Stars: Sal Mineo as Marcel Paulon | Ted Knight as Lt. Herlmoch | Kurt Landen as 1st German Sergeant | Paul Busch as 2nd German Sergeant

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Irve Tunick

132 :05x05 - The Chapel at Able-Five

Oct/11/1966

A German chaplain uses a blinded Saunders to help him get a wounded German captain to safety.

Special Guest Stars: Fritz Weaver as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller |

Guest Stars: John Hudson (1) as Capt. Jampel | George Sawaya as German Sergeant | Louie Elias as Pvt. David Cochran | David Armstrong (1) as American Corporal | Jan Malmsjö as Captain Krauss

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Phillip Hoffman

133 :05x06 - A Child's Game

Oct/18/1966

The squad attempts to capture a farmhouse that is being defended by teenaged German soldiers.

Director: Bernard McEveety

Story: Sidney Ellis | Teleplay: Gilbert Ralston

134 :05x07 - The Letter

Oct/25/1966

Saunders makes the mistake of coddling a replacement soldier who reminds him of his younger brother.

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

135 :05x08 - Headcount

Nov/01/1966

Saunders attempts to herd a group of German prisoners back to Allied lines even though his men are outnumbered by them.

Directors: Michael Caffey, Bernard McEveety

Writer: James Menzies

136 :05x09 - Decision

Nov/15/1966

A soldier who was once a doctor doesn't want to kill.

Special Guest Stars: James Franciscus as Pfc. Charles Harris |

Guest Stars: Maurice Marsac as Elderly Frenchman | Louie Elias as Adams | Buddy Pantsari as G.I. | Wes Bishop as Wounded Soldier | William Bryant (1) as McCall

Director: Georg Fenady

Story: Peter Barry | Teleplay: Bob Mitchell (2), Esther Mitchell, Paul Playdon

137 :05x10 - The Outsider

Nov/22/1966

It seems as though nobody in the outfit can get along with the newest replacement.

Director: Richard Benedict

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

138 :05x11 - Conflict

Nov/29/1966

Caje and Littlejohn begins squabbling with each other and it threatens the platoon as a whole when they are on a patrol.

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Esther Mitchell, Bob Mitchell (2)

139 :05x12 - Gulliver

Dec/06/1966

Littlejohn finds himself taken hostage by a group of French children.

Director: Vic Morrow

Story: Shimon Wincelberg, Richard Shapiro | Teleplay: Bob Frederick, Paul Playdon

140 :05x13 - The Bankroll

Dec/13/1966

Kirby cleans up in a poker game but then has trouble collecting his money from another G.I.

Special Guest Stars: James Stacy as Farley |

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: Shirl Hendryx

141 :05x14 - Cry for Help

Dec/20/1966

Doc becomes friends with a captured German medic.

Special Guest Stars: Robert Duvall as Peter Halsman |

Director: Richard Benedict

Writer: Sheldon Stark

142 :05x15 - The Furlough

Dec/27/1966

On a furlough in London, Saunders becomes involved with a woman who runs an orphanage.

Special Guest Stars: Carol Lawrence (1) as Ann Tinsley |

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick

143 :05x16 - Entombed

Jan/03/1967

Hanley finds himself trapped inside a cave with a group of Germans and French.

Special Guest Stars: Margaret O'Brien as Marianne Fraisnet |

Director: Bernard McEveety

Story: William Bast | Teleplay: Bob Frederick, Paul Playdon

144 :05x17 - Gadjo

Jan/17/1967

Saunders takes an SS Major prisoner but then a group of gypsies appear on the scene seeking revenge against the prisoner and demand that he be handed over to them.

Special Guest Stars: Ricardo Montalban as Barbu |

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Phillip Hoffman

145 :05x18 - Anniversary

Jan/24/1967

Hanley must deal with a deranged French resistance fighter who's killing Germans and Allied personnel alike.

Special Guest Stars: Telly Savalas as Jon |

Director: Michael Caffey

Story: Edward J. Lakso | Teleplay: William Robert Yates (1)

146 :05x19 - Encounter

Jan/31/1967

A war correspondent encounters his estranged father, an engineering officer who's been assigned to a mission with the squad.

Special Guest Stars: James MacArthur as Jack Cole |

Guest Stars: Heinz Sadler as German Soldier | James Daly (1) as Capt. Cole | Buddy Pantsari as Squad G.I. | Paul Busch as Ger. Officer | Richard Eyer as Pvt. Kean

Director: Bernard McEveety

Writer: Frank L. Moss (1)

147 :05x20 - The Gantlet

Feb/07/1967

Saunders encounters all kinds of adventures after escaping from a POW train taking him to Germany.

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Paul Playdon, Bob Frederick

148 :05x21 - The Masquers

Feb/14/1967

Separated from his unit, squad asshole Kirby finds himself trying to prove he's not a German infiltrator but his accusers could be infiltrators themselves.

Special Guest Stars: Nick Adams as Corporal Marty Roberts |

Director: Georg Fenady

Writer: William Robert Yates (1)

149 :05x22 - A Little Jazz

Feb/21/1967

Saunders rescues a USO jazz troupe from enemy fire but their gratitude is underwhelming.

Special Guest Stars: Dan Duryea as Bernie |

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: James Menzies

150 :05x23 - Nightmare on the Red Ball Run

Feb/28/1967

Kirby and Littlejohn volunteer as replacement drivers for the Red Ball Express.

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Dan E. Weisburd

151 :05x24 - Jonah

Mar/07/1967

A new replacement believes that he is a jinx and slowly others begin believing it as well.

Guest Stars: Tom Simcox as Dolan | Peter Haskell as Richards | Peter Duryea as Simmons | James Dobson (1) as Greely

Director: Georg Fenady

Story: William Fay | Teleplay: Richard Wendley, William Fay

152 :05x25 - The Partisan

Mar/14/1967

In order to rescue Caje from German captivity, Saunders must depend on an American deserter and a blind French damsel.

Special Guest Stars: Robert Duvall as Michel |

Guest Stars: Claudine Longet as Babette | Paul Busch as German Officer | Hank Brandt as German Soldier

Director: Michael Caffey

Writer: Ed Waters

Combat!

Classification: Scripted
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Military/War
Status: Canceled/Ended
Network: ABC (

USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 07:30 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: October 02, 1962
Ended: August 29, 1967

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