My dad use watch this every Monday night and as a child I became fascinated with Combat as well. Being able to watch this now some 40 plus years later is indeed a joy. The acting, plots etc were in place well before their time. Combat a great show then and now. There are no commercials and you can watch as many shows until your heart's content. What more could you ask for....
Dad and his brothers were in the Army during WWII. My stepdad was in Navy in the Pacific. Born in 1950 I grew up with their stories and that of their friends. Truely The Greatest Generation.
''They served and defended those lives they did not live. For they in their day were they.'' ~Every American Soldier serving, or having ever served. Former U.S. Paratrooper Sgt. William Gilpin 82nd Abn Div. 1/504 back in '74.
My Dad was in World War two. He fought the Germans. I had two uncles that fought the Japanese. Onewas at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. My Dad was in the Battle of the Bulge.
I'm watching this episode the day after the announcement of James Caan's passing in July 2022. Of interest was the P-38 or F-5 recon version that was used. You can very briefly catch an insignia error on the plane. They use the old USAAF national insignia of Star superimposed over a blue roundel with the red "meatball" on the star. The meatball was removed in early 1942 to avoid misidentification with the Japanese national insignias. But this was an extraordinary episode that portrayed the combat capabilities of the German soldier.
My teacher in sixth grade, had been an F-5 recon pilot, he brought in copies of some of the pictures they had taken. My seventh grade teacher was a Marine captured because they were loading macaurther's furnisher, instead of being gotten out. He spent most of the war in a Jap prisoner of war camp in the Philipines, later served under mac in Korea. He did not like macaurther at all.
One of the best earlier episodes of the series, James Caan was top-notch, speaking fluent German and giving an excellent portrayal of a veteran soldier in the field..........
I watched combat as a child and always had a fascination with it, and now seeing it all over again I can plainly understand why. The writing, the acting, and direct are stellar.
Until Recently I watched Vic Morrow as a Juvenile Deliquent in Black Board Jungle with Glen Ford as their Teacher it was ten yrs before Combat yes at 68 I have fond memories watching this duriing the early 60's with my Dad with my Mom and my sister argueing about what they want to watch next hour
Great show. My Father used to watch it. I'm sure my Uncles did, too. (All WWII vets.) Vic Morrow was perfect. James Caan was only 23 and had a very prominent role in this episode, considering he was just starting out. You could see, even then, he had a great career ahead of him.
My dad and I watched religiously our favorite show!Vic Morrow was my hero!! I'm 68!both my hero's are gone i miss you dad everyday!! my dad's name was Vic Junior I'm Vic lll no joke!🤔😎💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I grew up watching Combat. Good writing, good acting, good special effects. It's been 60+ yrs since I watched the show on tv and just rediscovered it on YT. Gave myself an early Xmas present. LOL
ombat starred many stars of the past and future in their day..so well produced and directed..one of the best series ever on TV..explored mankind's horros and morals and ethics w/out worry of the woke backlash of today
Woke backlash? Lol, you fucking clown. If calling superimposed assholes and seditionists like Trump, Meadows, Greene and Noem "woke", offense you please GFY. Hate to break the news to you but the guys in the US uniform were actually lots closer to that dreaded "Antifa". They were fighting today's equivalent of The GOP. Do me a favor and FRO.
You were doing good until you brought in current politics and divisions. So what’s wrong with fighting for American freedoms IF YOU CANNOT SPEAK YOUR MIND ??? That’s what that war was about. Democratic freedoms vs Nazi oppression. And now you’re criticizing someone who’s voicing their opinions and beliefs ? Sounds like somebody is in favor of fascist beliefs instead of American beliefs …
What a great episode! I was especially pleased to see one of the German soldiers firing a Gewehr 43 semi-auto rifle of 7.9mm caliber (8mm caliber). The Germans developed excellent rifle to provide more firepower at the squad level, over the K98 bolt-action rifle. The Gewehr 43 is rarely seen in Hollywood movies or TV shows, mostly the Mauser bolt-action rifle and MP40 submachine gun are shown. Great little piece of authenticity with the Gewehr 43!
This TV series was my main motivation for taking three years of German language classes in High school (1967-1970) a skill set that served me well during my (cold war) tour of duty in Nuremberg (1976-1979)
I was also influenced in that direction by the fact that the "Germans" actually spoke German rather than a phony, heavily-accented English, like Siegfried in "Get Smart" or Sgt. Schultz in "Hogan's Heroes." Took 4 years and also studied German in Germany. This series kicked it off.
Interesting as in the 1960s we liked the fact they actually were speaking German. I would ask my father what did he say? He didn’t speak it but understood basic phrases. I wanted to speak German just to understand. Later I felt this way about Russian and Spanish. I wanted to know what they were saying and enjoyed programs where people spoke their own languages. It motivated me to learn
The music for this series was created by Leonard Rosenman, who wrote the film scores for Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden, two of James Dean's major film roles before his untimely death. Also known for Star Trek IV, Fantastic Voyage, and Lord of the Rings (1978).
I loved this series as a youngster, and so different from today's sanitized offerings, it had loud guns, realistic effects, and NO showers of SPARKS like a firework display every time bullets struck an object
I used to rush to my friend's house in 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam to watch the series of Combat films even at the time I did not understand a single word in English. We lived in a military compound where our fathers were Republic of Vietnam soldiers and the US Army stationed there for a while too.
When I was a kid we use to play war. I was always Rick Jason and my friend was always Vic Morrow. Sometimes we had like five or six of us playing with our air rifles and Mattie Mattel specials. At one point we had real live Walkie Talkies crawling around in a suburban neighborhood with ditches of dirt and some of concrete. We'd go into these elaborate death scenes when one of us got supposedly shot. This show Combat was the main source of our inspiration along with some of our fathers of whom most had been in WWII. Later I joined the USMC served for 4 years and was honorably discharged at the Rank of Sgt., and I still love watching these old reruns of one of my favorite TV shows.
We did the same thing in a Philadelphia suburb and Vic Morrow is still my hero. One day we hid under a shack and worried about snakes and rats. The shack was near a swamp. one day we had to go into a sewer. It was great fun.
The one thing is when you're a kid playing war at the end of the day you can always go home and take shower. Not so when your in the field in the Military.
AmericanIsraeliJew My brother and boy cousins would only let me play war if I agreed to be the wounded or dead one so I’d stay out of their way! 😂😂. I had to agree to lay on the ground and not move...
This such a fantastic series: like 'The Outer Limits',' Twilight Zone', 'One Step Beyond', Beverley Hillbillies', 'The Man from UNCLE' - and the rest. We were spoiled, I mean, look at the crap we get now! Great to see all the 'up coming' stars, too! One thing: these US 7 Wermacht squads sure carry a lot of ammo on their little jaunts!! OUTSTANDING !!!!
Yep...totally agree. Even the Saturday morning cartoons...Space Ghost, Herculoids, Johnny Quest...now they have Sponge Bob and all inclusive homosexual super heros.....blahhh
-Don’t forget the show the Lieutenant 63 -64 , 12 O Clock High , The Rifleman , Rawhide ,The Bounty Hunter , Have Gun will travel , Davy Crockett , early to mid Sixties we’re the best
This is the first épisode where Sgt. Saunders (Vic Morrow) faces his equal counterpart, Sgt. Beckman (James Caan) who at 23 already shows so much promise. Sergeant Beckman is truly his equal in at least ruse and cunning but Sgt. Saunders instinct tells him this and so plays Sgt. Beckman as Sgt. Beckman plays him. A true classic épisode in Combat. In a previous épisode, we saw and heard Leonard Nimoy speak faultless German as he speaks perfect Yiddish. While not the same by any means they are very close. This is James Caan's first TV appearence. In order to play this German sergeant, James Caan had to call his parents to help him speak German as his parents (Jews from Germany) spoke German. Merci beaucoup pour le téléchargement.
Actually, NOT equal. No, he is not. If he were equal, his ploy would have worked, but Sgt Saunders guessed it. You see, a trick is easy for the trickster who plans it, but for someone to figure it out, now that is intelligence. Caan lost, period. USA up one, Nazi's Zip.
Many thanks for info on James Caan speaking German language. Was wondering because in the episode he sounds so fluent in it. Even Google it but no real info on him speaking the language. It's one of my favorite episodes: the acting, writing, sound track, props, etc. This episode came together n made it a fine addition to Combat !
Nothing, except in my first firefight in Vietnam, strangle the first thing in my mind was was "Were is Vic Morrow when I need him now! Grew up watching this with my dad a World War II veteran.....
Combat episodes virtually always shows a sensible balance of character types found in this world and in the U.S. Army that Sgt. Saunders especially brings together. This episode illustrates the same kind of balance and sensible leadership in the German army -- In combat of course.
The photography is amazing,. Black and White film show the shadows in such a way to capture a moment in time. This was a professionally ran production team for sure.
It's a great show, and most folks in 1963 wouldn't have known this but, the P38's (or more precisely the F5's) were equipped with a self destruct device on the gas line to prevent supercharger technology from falling into enemy hands. It would blow up upon a crash landing. Some other minor things: camera access was through the side hatches; recon pilots carried morphine in their first aid kits , But again, it's a great show.
The F-5's had a different nose also: no guns, so no gun ports & the cameras (multiple) were much larger taking up all of the space occupied by guns in the P-38. Doesn't take a damn thing away from the show, or the storyline, though.
You could see Sarge respected the german sarge's heroism.Sarge always did his duty with compassion.The lieutenant was all by the book.Sarge was a model human being.
I thought that was Sonny! Great job by James Caan playing a Kraut. (He is Jewish, like Vic Morrow)! Not bad for two guys from the Bronx running around Southern Ca. playing WW2. LOVED this show as a kid and still enjoy it today. Thanks for posting.
Love this series and Combat only came to Singapore in 1973 or thereabout. Luckily, it was shown in the 8.00 pm slot so all of us kids (even my sis) were glued to it ! Of course, our favourite was Sgt Saunders, because when Vic Marrow appears, there will be action ! This is the best episode:- Sgt vs Sgt, Mano-a-Mano, strike and counter-strike.. !
Thanks for your comments. I went to public schools but spoke English at home. Watching English serials like Combat, Bionic Man, Charlie's Angels etc helped a fair bit too. English is the common working language in Singapore nowadays.
You are correct, Ronnie. Singapore's education system is heavily influenced by the British, by virtue of being a colony of the Empire where the sun never sets. Actually, Malay is the official language (political reasons) but in the common day-to-day life, English is the working language. English-speaking tourists find it easy to find their way and communicate in Singapore.
We sort of took this series for granted when it first ran. Now I watch these nearly 60 year old Combat! episodes and I'm in awe of the acting, writing, and general production. It's easy to see why this series ran for 5 seasons. "The Gallant Men" series was pretty good also but didn't have all the guest stars that Combat! had. The action scenes in The Gallant Men were as good or sometimes better than Combat! but the regulars weren't as interesting and, of course, they didn't have a Vic Morrow. He's kind of an immortal character in my mind.
I have got about 3 or 4 Gallant men on old video tapes, one of them has Robert Conrad in it. It never re airs, since it was a short run show. I got those episodes video swapping back in the late 80's, probably the originals came from someone's film collection, if the quality was any good I could post them here, And if I knew how to transfer them too. There Might be one on TH-cam. Will have to check.
Both shows were run on ABC, The Gallant Men was cancelled because Warner Brothers produced it and it cost ABC more money then Combat!. I have both shows on DVD, Gallant Men had a real German tank in it, a Panther. It also had multiple sets. Combat! only had half tracks, probably the same one, and they were always in the same woods set.
Another great episode feat a relatively unknown actor, James Caan...lol. Btw, also noted is famed character actor William Smith as one of the German soldiers.
about to watch Anatomy of a Patrol (1963). Thanks to all who made these Combat videos available for all of us who loved the series Semper Fi~ L.A. Wood
Combat had also superb writing. One scene Doc asked Little John: "What did you do...tie it with your toes." Referring to Little John's bandaging skills. Such humor !!! Fantastic TV show ! Thanks for uploading these videos. Been trying to watch each episode.
Morrow played American gangster Dutch Schultz (a.k.a. Arthur Fleigenheimer) in a 1961 movie "Portrait of a Mobster." A fantastic performance---I still miss Morrow's intensity.
I was right *James Caan* was the German sergeant. This was a tough mission for Saunders and his men. Like the episodes before this one the story presented here was awesome. The acting was top notch.
Did not knew James Caan spoke so well German. Here in Germany he is better known for his role in THE GODFATHER ( DER PATE ) annd in EL DORADO with John Wayne. Me, I liked him too as the American Sergeant in A BRIDGE TO FAR Just a few of the wordinfs are off. like 17:21 ZURÜCKBERGEN such a word does not exist it is either BERGEN or ZURÜCK-HOLEN/-BRINGEN Back in my own Highschoodays in Germany we had a real British English teacher. About our Essays he always said how well he had learned German reading them. Now I understand why. because some of the phrasings and wordings used in German on the show are just 1:! translated abstract English but nt authentic German. The script writers had done the equally the same kind of mistakes we Germans did in our English Class.
I grew up watching Combat! I thought that all NCOs would be like Sgt. Saunders. When I joined the USAF in the early 70’s, after basic training, my first NCO was a burned out Vietnam vet counting down his 20 years. He was more like Kirby than Sgt. Saunders. That was an eye-opening revelation that this was real life; not a TV show.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES...combat was a man's show....but had alot of man to man sentiment(emotional at times in a mans way)...i loved alot of the writing for these shows....
MY father was a medic in WW2 and he did not like the show.. I remember him saying, "No medic would have worn the red cross on their helmets! They would have been first to be killed! He was there, I was not,...I believe 100% what he said!
Also, he took me and my brother to see the big extravagansa show. "Battle of the Bulge" He had been in Bastogne surrounded by Krauts if you remember . After the movie I just remember him saying, "That's not what is was like,at all!" Well, Holliwood...He never talked about the war at all!
Props to them for using the right aircraft. This was a P-38 fighter variant designated as the F-5. Cameras were mounted where the guns were normally installed. In an actual F-5, the gun ports were faired over and there were multiple cameras. Because I am a historical perfectionist, I have to point out that the insignia on the aircraft would have been a pre-Air Force star and bar at this time. The red circle was discontinued early in the war partly due to its similarity with the Japanese "meatball" insignia. Overall, this program's producers did a great job with the military hardware that was available to them.
Anatomy of a Patrol is another one of those amazing episodes of Combat you don't want to miss. This no nonsense, realistic, action packed from the start to the end episode which shows the humility and integrity of true heroes proves why Combat is the best show ever made and they'll never make a better one. This episode also shows an intense battle of the wits, like one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, Balance of Terror, the most militant combat type episodes of Star Trek from the original series of season one. But Combat of course is still and always will be the greatest show ever made.
Nice collection of army buckles. The prongs on the original bucles most times seem like they are rounded (like a pencil). The fake seems to use a fencing staple (sharp prongs like you stated). Good starting point and video for beginner collectors.👍🏻Cheers from the USA.
Probably one of my favorite episodes. That P-38 had markings from 1941. And, the left engine is an air cooled radial rather than an Allison inline water cooled engine.
You were correct about the pre-1942 national roundel (star with red center meatball) but I did not see a radial engine on the port wing. To the best of my knowledge there were no P-38s that used radial engines. They all used in-line V-12s. And the turbo charger was visible in the port nacelle behind the wing. This was filmed in 1963 so they should have known better than to use a pre-WW2 roundel. None of the above detracts, though, from a most excellent episode.
One of my favorite episodes ! Also of note in this episode is William Smith. Body builder, actor n all around bad guy character actor. Noticed him in many TV shows from the 60's, such as Gunsmoke, "Hostage", he was especially vicious; Kung Fu, "The Chalice."
I noticed William Smith too, and he was a natural for this part, as he was fluent in German, as well as other languages. Sadly we lost him last July at 88.
I haven't seen an episode of this for over 30 years and back then it was old. James Caan impressed me with his German. Good episode. The only thing about this show was how the Americans won every single time. That alone just defies the Law of Averages. Other than that, it was one of my old favorite shows.
@@zacharycat603 Z Cat. I think your Not understanding the magnitude of what we went through when OUR President JFK was Assassinated. . ITs safe to say that Combat was aired on Tuesday evening, in the aftermath. .. Aftermath means [ something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence: ] JFK was shot Friday Afternoon 1 pm, and aftermath can safely mean a week after. NOT precisely the Same time of the assassination. Bill Both is correct, and thank you for your comments ..
@@calforman thank you for posting your well thought out statement. I actually watch this series with that fact 11/22/63 in mind. our world was forever changed that day. I watch this series within that context. One of the most pivotal days of the 20th century. The most powerful nation in the world had it's leader taken from them. our collective psyches were vulnerable, scared, and depressed. I look for the subtext and metaphors within the writing , directing, and fine acting of these people.
I was 11 in 1963. Always loved these shows. Ich habe diese Shows als Kind gesehen, um zu versuchen zu verstehen, was die deutschen Soldaten sagten. Mein Einstieg in die deutsche Sprache.
Doc and Caj' have a backbreaking job lugging the guy on the stretcher. I feel for em'. I've done it and it's tough. The German carrying the two cans of mg ammo, equally a ball buster. Hence the term "GRUNT".
Appears to be a 16mm, Gun Sight Aiming Point, Type M-4A that was actually used as a aerial gunnery capture camera (recording accuracy, hits, and kills). It wasn't actually designed to be a recon/mapping camera. The cartridge that is extracted in the scene is the A-6, that contained 50ft of 16mm film. The camera had a 35mm Bell & Howell f/3.5 lens. Notice too, if you will, the P-38 used as the wreck seems to have radial engines on the wings rather than the authentic inline Allison engines used on that type aircraft.
my brother and I always wanted to watch this show, like many families we had only one tv in the house but later my dad got us a 19" portable for the den. We got our first color tv in 1968, they were rather expensive back then
+Bri G. and now we have a color tv in just about every room in the house, lol. I too watched many a Combat episode with the tv dinner tray in front of the tv. Those were the days,,,,,,,,,
I am not exactly sure but it was Christmas of 1981 82 or 83 when I received my first color TV ever. That same Christmas I also got a Tamiya 1/35th scale M3 Stuart Light Tank model as this was and is my favorite WWII tank. Besides Combat! Rat Patrol and Twelve O'clock High I read SGT ROCK comic books along with the *Jeb Stuart series of the DC line* during the early sixties. I suppose one could say I'm a bit of a WWII history buff.
I remember my father saying that he would buy a color TV when it came down to $400. I do not remember when that was but it was in the 60's He knew that the price would come down. I never saw "A wizaed of Oz"in color until I was in my teens, so I never realized when Dorothy opened the door to OZ it was in color.
I was born in 1959, grew up watching my favorite TV series. RIP James Caan.
My dad use watch this every Monday night and as a child I became fascinated with Combat as well. Being able to watch this now some 40 plus years later is indeed a joy. The acting, plots etc were in place well before their time. Combat a great show then and now. There are no commercials and you can watch as many shows until your heart's content. What more could you ask for....
Actually it was on Tuesday nights on ABC AT 730pm followed by mcHales Navy at 830pm
Great show, excellent writing
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I remember it as Tuesday nite and Mom went to bingo...watching it with my pop....
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Dad and his brothers were in the Army during WWII. My stepdad was in Navy in the Pacific. Born in 1950 I grew up with their stories and that of their friends. Truely The Greatest Generation.
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''They served and defended those lives they did not live. For they in their day were they.''
~Every American Soldier serving, or having ever served.
Former U.S. Paratrooper Sgt. William Gilpin 82nd Abn Div. 1/504 back in '74.
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My Dad was in World War two. He fought the Germans. I had two uncles that fought the Japanese. Onewas at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. My Dad was in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Saw this episode after learning James Caan was in it. Combat was in a league by itself back in the 60's.
Still is. Nothing comes close. LHS
I'm watching this episode the day after the announcement of James Caan's passing in July 2022. Of interest was the P-38 or F-5 recon version that was used. You can very briefly catch an insignia error on the plane. They use the old USAAF national insignia of Star superimposed over a blue roundel with the red "meatball" on the star. The meatball was removed in early 1942 to avoid misidentification with the Japanese national insignias. But this was an extraordinary episode that portrayed the combat capabilities of the German soldier.
My teacher in sixth grade, had been an F-5 recon pilot, he brought in copies of some of the pictures they had taken. My seventh grade teacher was a Marine captured because they were loading macaurther's furnisher, instead of being gotten out. He spent most of the war in a Jap prisoner of war camp in the Philipines, later served under mac in Korea. He did not like macaurther at all.
The German was a very intelligent man.
One of the best earlier episodes of the series, James Caan was top-notch, speaking fluent German and giving an excellent portrayal of a veteran soldier in the field..........
Absolutely.
The ppl who cast for Combat had excellent skills in choosing which actors for which parts. 🤩
@@alicel3992 Well said Alice and so true..........
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It’s amazing how many actors are in the “ Combat “ series…even William Smith as a Lieutenant ….
This episode reminds me of why I loved this show so much. Thank you for the chance to watch it again
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I still watch these on Sunday mornings and I watch 12:00 High .❤
I watched combat as a child and always had a fascination with it, and now seeing it all over again I can plainly understand why. The writing, the acting, and direct are stellar.
Vic Morrow was one tremendous Actor I can never get enough Combat
Your right he's a fantastic Actor
he was one of those few actors that, when you saw him you knew whatever he was in was going to be good..
Great actor... well known in my country scotland
He played in Blackboard Jungle. Great movie!
Until Recently I watched Vic Morrow as a Juvenile Deliquent in Black Board Jungle with Glen Ford as their Teacher it was ten yrs before Combat yes at 68 I have fond memories watching this duriing the early 60's with my Dad with my Mom and my sister argueing about what they want to watch next hour
I was 10 when this came out. I recall I couldn't wait for the next weeks episode. Here I am 65 and still enjoying it. Lucky to be here!
Me too Chris
chris white same here, I even had the board game.
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I’m 65 also. Time flys.
Me too. Greentings from Brazil !
Great show. My Father used to watch it. I'm sure my Uncles did, too. (All WWII vets.) Vic Morrow was perfect. James Caan was only 23 and had a very prominent role in this episode, considering he was just starting out. You could see, even then, he had a great career ahead of him.
My DAD SERVED IN WW2 SERVED UNDER PATTON MY DAD PATTON WAS HELL OF A MAN MY DAD ARTILLERY BIG GUNS
@@johngardner2037 Wow, Patton! One of my Uncles fought in Battle of the Bulge, big artillery guns. God Bless The Greatest Generation.
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My father in law was a medic in Bastogne during that battle. Spoke very little about it. He’s gone now and I miss his grouchy ass a lot. Just sayin …
My dad and I watched religiously our favorite show!Vic Morrow was my hero!! I'm 68!both my hero's are gone i miss you dad everyday!! my dad's name was Vic Junior I'm Vic lll no joke!🤔😎💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
TV shows and movies like this are why I took a year of German in middle school, but some subtitles would still be nice.
Both James Caan and William Smith must have worked hard on their German lines. One of the best of the long series.
I grew up watching Combat. Good writing, good acting, good special effects. It's been 60+ yrs since I watched the show on tv and just rediscovered it on YT. Gave myself an early Xmas present. LOL
One of the best episodes from the best tv series ever made. Combat !!!
Excellent episode....and a budding James Cahn was a great german sgt.!
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Thanks to the writers and directors of these Combat tv series, we have the greatest combat war series ever--Combat! L.A. Wood
Vic Morrow was made for this Series ,, Great Actor, Class , dignity, smart, and Fun to watch .
You are 100% correct my friend
AMEN!!!!! RIP VIC
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And so gorgeous and MANLY!!#
ombat starred many stars of the past and future in their day..so well produced and directed..one of the best series ever on TV..explored mankind's horros and morals and ethics w/out worry of the woke backlash of today
Woke backlash? Lol, you fucking clown. If calling superimposed assholes and seditionists like Trump, Meadows, Greene and Noem "woke", offense you please
GFY.
Hate to break the news to you but the guys in the US uniform were actually lots closer to that dreaded "Antifa". They were fighting today's equivalent of The GOP.
Do me a favor and FRO.
You were doing good until you brought in current politics and divisions. So what’s wrong with fighting for American freedoms IF YOU CANNOT SPEAK YOUR MIND ??? That’s what that war was about. Democratic freedoms vs Nazi oppression. And now you’re criticizing someone who’s voicing their opinions and beliefs ? Sounds like somebody is in favor of fascist beliefs instead of American beliefs …
What a great episode! I was especially pleased to see one of the German soldiers firing a Gewehr 43 semi-auto rifle of 7.9mm caliber (8mm caliber). The Germans developed excellent rifle to provide more firepower at the squad level, over the K98 bolt-action rifle. The Gewehr 43 is rarely seen in Hollywood movies or TV shows, mostly the Mauser bolt-action rifle and MP40 submachine gun are shown. Great little piece of authenticity with the Gewehr 43!
I caught that too, very cool to see a G43! Definitely adds a flavor of authenticity to this episode.
This TV series was my main motivation for taking three years of German language classes in High school (1967-1970)
a skill set that served me well during my (cold war) tour of duty in Nuremberg (1976-1979)
I was also influenced in that direction by the fact that the "Germans" actually spoke German rather than a phony, heavily-accented English, like Siegfried in "Get Smart" or Sgt. Schultz in "Hogan's Heroes." Took 4 years and also studied German in Germany. This series kicked it off.
@@ericthered760 I believe Johann Banner spoke German. He was Austrian born and emigrated to America.
Interesting as in the 1960s we liked the fact they actually were speaking German. I would ask my father what did he say? He didn’t speak it but understood basic phrases. I wanted to speak German just to understand. Later I felt this way about Russian and Spanish. I wanted to know what they were saying and enjoyed programs where people spoke their own languages. It motivated me to learn
I never saw complete episodes of this when I was a kid. Before it was over we'd be out playing army! This was a great show!
most amazing music. the players who did these cues deserve medals of their own. simply brilliant scoring. j.
The music for this series was created by Leonard Rosenman, who wrote the film scores for Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden, two of James Dean's major film roles before his untimely death.
Also known for Star Trek IV, Fantastic Voyage, and Lord of the Rings (1978).
"Sergent, you're beautiful!" That was a real heartfelt remark from a downed and wounded pilot.
wow i kept thinking he looked like James Caan, thx for putting that in comments. combat is such a great show on so many levels ✌💙
It's 7:30pm Tuesday night in 1963 and I am at home watching this very episode of Combat with my best friend.
I've been watching these series since the early 60's!
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So far have watched all episodes from season 1,2, and 3. Had a friend over. I picked this episode as the best to re-watch!
yes i did the same...
You are right it’s one of the best so far. A real game of cat and mouse with that German sergeant.
This is , by far , the most realistic , authentic depiction of soldiers in action.
I loved this series as a youngster, and so different from today's sanitized offerings, it had loud guns, realistic effects, and NO showers of SPARKS like a firework display every time bullets struck an object
I used to rush to my friend's house in 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam to watch the series of Combat films even at the time I did not understand a single word in English.
We lived in a military compound where our fathers were Republic of Vietnam soldiers and the US Army stationed there for a while too.
Great episode! One of the best in the season and the series.
When I was a kid we use to play war. I was always Rick Jason and my friend was always Vic Morrow. Sometimes we had like five or six of us playing with our air rifles and Mattie Mattel specials. At one point we had real live Walkie Talkies crawling around in a suburban neighborhood with ditches of dirt and some of concrete. We'd go into these elaborate death scenes when one of us got supposedly shot. This show Combat was the main source of our inspiration along with some of our fathers of whom most had been in WWII. Later I joined the USMC served for 4 years and was honorably discharged at the Rank of Sgt., and I still love watching these old reruns of one of my favorite TV shows.
We did the same thing in a Philadelphia suburb and Vic Morrow is still my hero. One day we hid under a shack and worried about snakes and rats. The shack was near a swamp. one day we had to go into a sewer. It was great fun.
The one thing is when you're a kid playing war at the end of the day you can always go home and take shower. Not so when your in the field in the Military.
AmericanIsraeliJew My brother and boy cousins would only let me play war if I agreed to be the wounded or dead one so I’d stay out of their way! 😂😂. I had to agree to lay on the ground and not move...
I always had to be little John......I always had to carry the wounded to the front yard.....
I'm 62 now. We did the same thing growing up in Detroit. Loved it then & still love watching these videos.
This is the most moving episode of combat I have ever seen in the portrayal of war strategies.
This such a fantastic series: like 'The Outer Limits',' Twilight Zone', 'One Step Beyond', Beverley Hillbillies', 'The Man from UNCLE' - and the rest. We were spoiled, I mean, look at the crap we get now! Great to see all the 'up coming' stars, too! One thing: these US 7 Wermacht squads sure carry a lot of ammo on their little jaunts!! OUTSTANDING !!!!
Yep...totally agree. Even the Saturday morning cartoons...Space Ghost, Herculoids, Johnny Quest...now they have Sponge Bob and all inclusive homosexual super heros.....blahhh
Best tv years ever! Best writers, actors etc, etc! Why I don’t watch todays tv shows!
-Don’t forget the show the Lieutenant 63 -64 , 12 O Clock High , The Rifleman , Rawhide ,The Bounty Hunter , Have Gun will travel , Davy Crockett , early to mid Sixties we’re the best
This is the first épisode where Sgt. Saunders (Vic Morrow) faces his equal counterpart, Sgt. Beckman (James Caan) who at 23 already shows so much promise. Sergeant Beckman is truly his equal in at least ruse and cunning but Sgt. Saunders instinct tells him this and so plays Sgt. Beckman as Sgt. Beckman plays him. A true classic épisode in Combat. In a previous épisode, we saw and heard Leonard Nimoy speak faultless German as he speaks perfect Yiddish. While not the same by any means they are very close. This is James Caan's first TV appearence. In order to play this German sergeant, James Caan had to call his parents to help him speak German as his parents (Jews from Germany) spoke German. Merci beaucoup pour le téléchargement.
Actually, NOT equal. No, he is not. If he were equal, his ploy would have worked, but Sgt Saunders guessed it. You see, a trick is easy for the trickster who plans it, but for someone to figure it out, now that is intelligence. Caan lost, period. USA up one, Nazi's Zip.
Thx for sharing the info... didn't know Sgt Beckman was James Caan. Now I'll rematch that whole episode.
Oui' !!
Many thanks for info on James Caan speaking German language. Was wondering because in the episode he sounds so fluent in it. Even Google it but no real info on him speaking the language.
It's one of my favorite episodes: the acting, writing, sound track, props, etc. This episode came together n made it a fine addition to Combat !
And some Bozos are saying "By the end of season ONE they ran out of ideas"! SMH ;
Nothing, except in my first firefight in Vietnam, strangle the first thing in my mind was was "Were is Vic Morrow when I need him now! Grew up watching this with my dad a World War II veteran.....
Combat episodes virtually always shows a sensible balance of character types found
in this world and in the U.S. Army that Sgt. Saunders especially brings together.
This episode illustrates the same kind of balance and sensible leadership in the German army -- In combat of course.
The photography is amazing,. Black and White film show the shadows in such a way to capture a moment in time. This was a professionally ran production team for sure.
Great episode. Men at war using there brains to stay alive. You could feel the emotions in Morrow but he Put the men and the mission first.
It's a great show, and most folks in 1963 wouldn't have known this but, the P38's (or more precisely the F5's) were equipped with a self destruct device on the gas line to prevent supercharger technology from falling into enemy hands. It would blow up upon a crash landing. Some other minor things: camera access was through the side hatches; recon pilots carried morphine in their first aid kits , But again, it's a great show.
The F-5's had a different nose also: no guns, so no gun ports & the cameras (multiple) were much larger taking up all of the space occupied by guns in the P-38.
Doesn't take a damn thing away from the show, or the storyline, though.
You could see Sarge respected the german sarge's heroism.Sarge always did his duty with compassion.The lieutenant was all by the book.Sarge was a model human being.
Thank you . This is one of the best episodes I have seen yet .
again
@@abjr2010 Deja-vu
My older brother and I watched this when we were kids. I was 8 and he was 11.
I thought that was Sonny! Great job by James Caan playing a Kraut. (He is Jewish, like Vic Morrow)! Not bad for two guys from the Bronx running around Southern Ca. playing WW2. LOVED this show as a kid and still enjoy it today. Thanks for posting.
Rick Jason was Jewish too. His real name was Jacobson.
so hanley & saunders were both jewish..?? well knock me over..
like kirk & spock also jewish and ben cartwright too...
Thanks for sharing. Watching from European Union, Lithuania.
Ich schaue aus die Europäische Union, Litauen.
Die schöne Episode.
The great episode.
Love this series and Combat only came to Singapore in 1973 or thereabout. Luckily, it was shown in the 8.00 pm slot so all of us kids (even my sis) were glued to it ! Of course, our favourite was Sgt Saunders, because when Vic Marrow appears, there will be action ! This is the best episode:- Sgt vs Sgt, Mano-a-Mano, strike and counter-strike.. !
Your use of the English language *is quite excellent. It is obvious you went to very good schools.*
English is taught in the schools in Singapore, because it is the official language. It used to be an English Colony before it fell to the Japanese
Thanks for your comments. I went to public schools but spoke English at home. Watching English serials like Combat, Bionic Man, Charlie's Angels etc helped a fair bit too. English is the common working language in Singapore nowadays.
You are correct, Ronnie. Singapore's education system is heavily influenced by the British, by virtue of being a colony of the Empire where the sun never sets. Actually, Malay is the official language (political reasons) but in the common day-to-day life, English is the working language. English-speaking tourists find it easy to find their way and communicate in Singapore.
Vic Marrow was perfect in the role of the sargent! I remember watching show when I was about 10 years old. I am now 70.
That means you were born in1953! In those days we enjoyed the action but now we can appreciate the psychological drama!
Thank you for showing the Germans to be competent
We sort of took this series for granted when it first ran. Now I watch these nearly 60 year old Combat! episodes and I'm in awe of the acting, writing, and general production. It's easy to see why this series ran for 5 seasons. "The Gallant Men" series was pretty good also but didn't have all the guest stars that Combat! had. The action scenes in The Gallant Men were as good or sometimes better than Combat! but the regulars weren't as interesting and, of course, they didn't have a Vic Morrow. He's kind of an immortal character in my mind.
I have got about 3 or 4 Gallant men on old video tapes, one of them has Robert Conrad in it. It never re airs, since it was a short run show. I got those episodes video swapping back in the late 80's, probably the originals came from someone's film collection, if the quality was any good I could post them here, And if I knew how to transfer them too. There Might be one on TH-cam. Will have to check.
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Both shows were run on ABC, The Gallant Men was cancelled because Warner Brothers produced it and it cost ABC more money then Combat!. I have both shows on DVD, Gallant Men had a real German tank in it, a Panther. It also had multiple sets. Combat! only had half tracks, probably the same one, and they were always in the same woods set.
Another great episode feat a relatively unknown actor, James Caan...lol. Btw, also noted is famed character actor William Smith as one of the German soldiers.
Great show i was a kid when this came out today nothing can beat it
about to watch Anatomy of a Patrol (1963). Thanks to all who made these Combat videos available for all of us who loved the series Semper Fi~ L.A. Wood
i bought the complete dvd collection of COMBAT but i love watching these shows on you tube thanks GR you the best buddy
COMBAT will never be duplicated,this show was a phenomenon,the casts were unique
Can't write/produce anything of this quality today 🎥😞
RIP Kirby, Jack Hogan.
Combat had also superb writing. One scene Doc asked Little John: "What did you do...tie it with your toes." Referring to Little John's bandaging skills. Such humor !!!
Fantastic TV show !
Thanks for uploading these videos. Been trying to watch
each episode.
Binge watching for two days just now to this episode loved it then love it now
I miss old doc, I didn't expect him not to be in season 2 and just realised he's replaced. I really like his character
Morrow played American gangster Dutch Schultz (a.k.a. Arthur Fleigenheimer) in a 1961 movie "Portrait of a Mobster." A fantastic performance---I still miss Morrow's intensity.
I also just watched Vic morrow on two episodes of Bonanza on TH-cam.
Also Target Harry starring Vic: th-cam.com/video/utenZiP5DUE/w-d-xo.html
He was in the rifleman played an outlaw
Miss Vic SOOO much 😩😩😩
Best line ever: doc to Littlejohn.......
"What did you do, tie that with your feet?"
This was one of the best episodes..
I was right *James Caan* was the German sergeant. This was a tough mission for Saunders and his men. Like the episodes before this one the story presented here was awesome. The acting was top notch.
Did not knew James Caan spoke so well German.
Here in Germany he is better known for his role in THE GODFATHER ( DER PATE ) annd in EL DORADO with John Wayne. Me, I liked him too as the American Sergeant in A BRIDGE TO FAR
Just a few of the wordinfs are off. like 17:21 ZURÜCKBERGEN such a word does not exist it is either BERGEN or ZURÜCK-HOLEN/-BRINGEN
Back in my own Highschoodays in Germany we had a real British English teacher. About our Essays he always said how well he had learned German reading them.
Now I understand why. because some of the phrasings and wordings used in German on the show are just 1:! translated abstract English but nt authentic German. The script writers had done the equally the same kind of mistakes we Germans did in our English Class.
Always love the map reading skills of these guys. AS a 2LT I wish I could have done as good.
Great episode! Before he worked for the Godfather, James Caan served as a Sargent for the Fatherland.
I grew up watching Combat! I thought that all NCOs would be like Sgt. Saunders. When I joined the USAF in the early 70’s, after basic training, my first NCO was a burned out Vietnam vet counting down his 20 years. He was more like Kirby than Sgt. Saunders. That was an eye-opening revelation that this was real life; not a TV show.
Great episode , RIP James Caan
Combat is my favourite series tv when I was a little boy , because of combat I be came a soldier now I m retired already. My favourite drama tv series
Rick Jason and vic morrow what duo!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES...combat was a man's show....but had alot of man to man sentiment(emotional at times in a mans way)...i loved alot of the writing for these shows....
MY father was a medic in WW2 and he did not like the show.. I remember him saying, "No medic would have worn the red cross on their helmets! They would have been first to be killed! He was there, I was not,...I believe 100% what he said!
Also, he took me and my brother to see the big extravagansa show. "Battle of the Bulge" He had been in Bastogne surrounded by Krauts if you remember . After the movie I just remember him saying, "That's not what is was like,at all!" Well, Holliwood...He never talked about the war at all!
It’s always awkward when he’s outsmarting you while you’re outsmarting him while simultaneously you’re outsmarting him and he’s outsmarting you
four dimensional chess....
Arguably the best Combat episode.
Jimmy Caan - Champion & Legend
Props to them for using the right aircraft. This was a P-38 fighter variant designated as the F-5. Cameras were mounted where the guns were normally installed. In an actual F-5, the gun ports were faired over and there were multiple cameras. Because I am a historical perfectionist, I have to point out that the insignia on the aircraft would have been a pre-Air Force star and bar at this time. The red circle was discontinued early in the war partly due to its similarity with the Japanese "meatball" insignia.
Overall, this program's producers did a great job with the military hardware that was available to them.
Anatomy of a Patrol is another one of those amazing episodes of Combat you don't want to miss. This no nonsense, realistic, action packed from the start to the end episode which shows the humility and integrity of true heroes proves why Combat is the best show ever made and they'll never make a better one. This episode also shows an intense battle of the wits, like one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, Balance of Terror, the most militant combat type episodes of Star Trek from the original series of season one. But Combat of course is still and always will be the greatest show ever made.
The perfect one liner: (The pilot says) "Sergeant you're beautiful."
Nice collection of army buckles. The prongs on the original bucles most times seem like they are rounded (like a pencil). The fake seems to use a fencing staple (sharp prongs like you stated). Good starting point and video for beginner collectors.👍🏻Cheers from the USA.
Probably one of my favorite episodes. That P-38 had markings from 1941. And, the left engine is an air cooled radial rather than an Allison inline water cooled engine.
@Adolf Hitler Ach, ist dot really you, Fuehrer? Posting from your hidey-hole in Buenos Aires?
@Adolf Hitler Fascist fuck.
You were correct about the pre-1942 national roundel (star with red center meatball) but I did not see a radial engine on the port wing. To the best of my knowledge there were no P-38s that used radial engines. They all used in-line V-12s. And the turbo charger was visible in the port nacelle behind the wing. This was filmed in 1963 so they should have known better than to use a pre-WW2 roundel. None of the above detracts, though, from a most excellent episode.
also starring 3 jewish guys caan morrow and jason... actually cahn morozoff and jacobson... nu ? go figure....
I never saw this as a kid because we didn't have a tv. But it's great to watch...
It has been awhile since I have seen this one. I had forgotten about it. But at least to me it is one of the better ones.
4:55 “Shove off.” Spoken like he was a sailor.
I love this show come back I watch it over and over
Combat is my favorite movie wherein I used to observe how to maneuver b'cause it's useful especially nowadays.
Little John as innumerable purple Hearts! It's ok Sarge it's only my arm!
This is a very good one!!!! I like the parallel between our sergeant, and theirs!!!!
That machine gun has a unmistakable sound and could fire nearly 1600 rounds per minute. Quality German workmanship!
barrels could overheat and need replacement...
@@direwolf6234 Which is why short bursts of fire were the norn
One of my favorite episodes ! Also of note in this episode is William Smith. Body builder, actor n all around bad guy character actor. Noticed him in many TV shows from the 60's, such as Gunsmoke, "Hostage", he was especially vicious; Kung Fu, "The Chalice."
Also was on a lot of 80s tv shows as a bad guy.
I noticed William Smith too, and he was a natural for this part, as he was fluent in German, as well as other languages. Sadly we lost him last July at 88.
Conan's Father. The real one
James Cann strutting his talent. Great strategy battle between him and Sarge.
Sgt. Saunders and that German Sgt. James Caan :) have the same intensity and ruthlessness. Also the same mentality regarding patrol tactics
A Tale of 2 Sergeants
I haven't seen an episode of this for over 30 years and back then it was old. James Caan impressed me with his German. Good episode. The only thing about this show was how the Americans won every single time. That alone just defies the Law of Averages. Other than that, it was one of my old favorite shows.
His German has been well-coached. Some grammatical errors though (das Fluss instead of der Fluss) but that's the fault of whoever wrote the script.
Great Video and information
Came over from Blinda and Chucks
Thanks for sharing
This episode was televised originally on November 26, 1963 in the immediate aftermath of the Kennedy assassination.
not pre-empted?
@@alicetremain7366 No, JFK was shot on the 22nd buried on the 25th.
@@zacharycat603 Z Cat. I think your Not understanding the magnitude of what we went through when OUR President JFK was Assassinated. . ITs safe to say that Combat was aired on Tuesday evening, in the aftermath. .. Aftermath means [ something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence: ] JFK was shot Friday Afternoon 1 pm, and aftermath can safely mean a week after. NOT precisely the Same time of the assassination. Bill Both is correct, and thank you for your comments ..
@@calforman thank you for posting your well thought out statement. I actually watch this series with that fact 11/22/63 in mind. our world was forever changed that day. I watch this series within that context. One of the most pivotal days of the 20th century. The most powerful nation in the world had it's leader taken from them. our collective psyches were vulnerable, scared, and depressed. I look for the subtext and metaphors within the writing , directing, and fine acting of these people.
I was 11 in 1963. Always loved these shows. Ich habe diese Shows als Kind gesehen, um zu versuchen zu verstehen, was die deutschen Soldaten sagten. Mein Einstieg in die deutsche Sprache.
Doc and Caj' have a backbreaking job lugging the guy on the stretcher. I feel for em'. I've done it and it's tough. The German carrying the two cans of mg ammo, equally a ball buster. Hence the term "GRUNT".
When, since day one, did the infantry evr get a break?
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good episode, Recently discovered these old Combat episodes. They really hold up well.
Wow James Caan playing a German good actor
Never missed an episode from S1/E1 to the last in color. Always liked the B&W seasons better than the last season in color.
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Michael in |S Fl - Same. More than once LOL.
Appears to be a 16mm, Gun Sight Aiming Point, Type M-4A that was actually used as a aerial gunnery capture camera (recording accuracy, hits, and kills). It wasn't actually designed to be a recon/mapping camera. The cartridge that is extracted in the scene is the A-6, that contained 50ft of 16mm film. The camera had a 35mm Bell & Howell f/3.5 lens. Notice too, if you will, the P-38 used as the wreck seems to have radial engines on the wings rather than the authentic inline Allison engines used on that type aircraft.
one of the best episodes of the series
james caan and william smith, great
actors
JAMES COHN AND WILLIAM SMITH...really tough guys in real life!
James Caan
my brother and I always wanted to watch this show, like many families we had only one tv in the house but later my dad got us a 19" portable for the den. We got our first color tv in 1968, they were rather expensive back then
+Bri G. and now we have a color tv in just about every room in the house, lol. I too watched many a Combat episode with the tv dinner tray in front of the tv. Those were the days,,,,,,,,,
+Bri G. Yeh...and then the color was either always to orange or to green. Never could get the color right back then.
you had to get up & adjust the color whenever you changed channels. I think it was the fault of the broadcast stations.
I am not exactly sure but it was Christmas of 1981 82 or 83 when I received my first color TV ever. That same Christmas I also got a Tamiya 1/35th scale M3 Stuart Light Tank model as this was and is my favorite WWII tank. Besides Combat! Rat Patrol and Twelve O'clock High I read SGT ROCK comic books along with the *Jeb Stuart series of the DC line* during the early sixties. I suppose one could say I'm a bit of a WWII history buff.
I remember my father saying that he would buy a color TV when it came down to $400. I do not remember when that was but it was in the 60's He knew that the price would come down. I never saw "A wizaed of Oz"in color until I was in my teens, so I never realized when Dorothy opened the door to OZ it was in color.
*Effective leadership, respect and wisdom, = Sargent Sounders (Vic Morrow).*