I watched Combat! when l was a kid and even then l could tell how much better it was than other shows of any genre. Now, as an adult l can appreciate it even more.
I'm 67, people today don't realize the sacrifices that our parents and grandparents made from 1915 to 1948 so that they have the freedom and the right to be so stupid acting today. My father fought the Japanese while my uncle fought the Germans, I could always see the horror of war in their eyes even when they tried to hide it. They truly were the greatest generation.
This storyline hit a cord with me, my dad's father died in 1943, my dad was in the Army in a combat zone and was not allowed to go back to the States for his funeral, that stayed with my dad the rest of his life.
I'd say that No other - war movie would not be as great as (Combat) will ever be. This show will always outdo anything. Awesome show with Vic Morrow. He was all this show had. Awesome Guy. RIP Vic.
I'm trying not to cry, used to watch with my dad, he been gone for over 45 yrs, died young, was in Korean war, never talked about it, bits and pieces about being thankful for this nation, that us kids didn't get until we lost him.
It's amazing to think. Here Vic Morrow was, great actor, about 35. In the war, a battled hardened Sargent like him would have been maybe 22 - 23 years old. John Basilone of the USMC, perhaps the hardest, toughest NCO of the war was only 28 when he was killed on Iwo Jima day 1. Don't get me wrong, Vic Morrow is a television ICON, nothing less, because of this role. He was perfect.
Same goes for Rick Jayson, who plays a "lieutenant," but is obviously greying around the temples. Most likely men at that rank would have been no older than 25 during the war.
@@ericthered760 Well, war ages you. No sleep and under constant stress with poor food takes its toll. I've read veteran accounts of the war where someone's hair turns white and his jewels shrivel up. That's a symptom of very poor health in a young man.
Thank you for mentioning John Basilone. He was a machine gunner on Guadalcanal and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism there. Transferred to the US to sell war bonds, he volunteered to return to the Fleet Marine Force for action. Exceptionally brave and tough, John Basilone thereby gave up a life of comfort and adulation to serve again with his fellow Marines, and ultimately to die while rallying troops on Iwo. Semper fi.
Just really want to THANK YOU for uploading the Combat series. I was extremely excited to find all these episodes- one of my favorite old series, and I've never had opportunity to see them all. THANKS AGAIN!!
Yo soy fans de RICK JASON amo COMBATE 💚 💕 💜 ♥ ❤ 😍 💚 💕 💜 ♥ ❤ 😍 no dejo de verla es mi serie favorita porfavor más capítulos en ESPAÑOL se lo voy agradecer Robert Cass
I gotta agree with the Lieutenant, a Soldier should never be told bad news from back home when he's out on patrol. Where he needs to keep his head in the game.
Army rarely sent soldiers back to America after they were deployed in WW2 unless they were injured to the point could no longer do their job. If they got a leave they may be sent to the rear and could go into towns or cities. The ship ride back to America could take up to 10-15 days depending on where they left from.
For those wondering why The Squad is always getting stuck in a basement/cave/etc, "Isolation", "Containment", "Ticking Clock", "Impending Threat", among other factors, are standard tools for writers to use for building suspense.
Now that I'm older and a bit wiser I spot all kinds of mistakes in this fine series. I was in the Army. No one was shooting at me and I didn't have to shoot at anyone else. These so called experienced soldiers waltz into a strange town without taking cover and especially not looking up.
Whew! For a while there I thought Kovacs was going to "Frag" Lt. Hanley. Looks like he made it to season 4, which is a great thing because season 3 episodes have all been great ones.
I’m sure that when they removed the bullets from anyone they would notice the caliber and if it might be a case of friendly fire then they would investigate it …
I think Robert Fortier played a very good part as Capt. Jampel. He just seemed to speak with "military precision" when briefing the Lt's about the pending attack. Did anyone notice the dead cows? When you see actual photos of Normandy and that area after the invasion there were dead horses and cows all over. This was a nice touch of authenticity added to the episode.
@@johnrogan9420 Agree. General Patton was accused of the same thing as he moved across France during WWII and General Grant at Petersburg during the American Civil War. Simply a war of attrition - but the strategy worked, just that some don't like to hear it.
GR; I got through the 152 episodes. Took me 8 months and shocked You Tube left them up. Had not seen since I was 9 to 14, the original airings. What I learned. Saunders was not gruff, but cared for his men. Rick Jason had a sweetheart deal. He should have kicked some of his money to the others. Jack Hogan could act, and Sarge never got pissed off at Caje. Morrow should have had Hollywood at its knees with offers post Combat. He must have been tough to deal with. Jason and Morrow's passing.Sad
Indeed it is strange. Both actors Jason and Morrow were indeed top and they both had tried to work on themselves meaning taking advanced courses in acting and directing also doing script writing. Maybe Morrow hwas the more stubbern one not to give up on a filming carrier . Without his daedly accident in 1982 who knows ... The most successfull of the bunch was " CAJE " - Pierre Javier. He became an asked Editor later on and almost got an Emy for his editing work on the world famous Mini Series SHOGUN that lived ion as a Board Game and atacitcal Computer game in theTOTAL WAR sereis. Don´t know what Javier is doing nowday.
This odd episode isn't reflective of how the military would handle such an extreme situation. Young Chad Everett unfolds the obstruse screenplay like a real champ. And, as always, the original/period movie reels from WW2 are spectacular!
AMEN to the writers too! The only thing is that soldier is going to hate the army for not telling him his wife was dying so he could at least say good bye to her. Death is a hard thing to accept.
Some ones always complaining about the rifle grenades, 2 episodes in a row using them. They used what they had. Not always resupplyed daily, like reading the comment section don't care for the negative comments.
In reality, ALL of the troops become deaf. Yes, it's that bad. It's nothing for guys to be deaf until sometime later that week. Such noise also is the reason why PTSD was originally referred to as 'shell-shock.' Close enough, the detonations concuss the brain. This causes memory loss, too. Suddenly, the trooper is totally disoriented.
Also find it interesting that even when the regulars - like "Littlejohn" (Dick Peabody) in this episode -- get wounded, they don't get a ticket home (which would have been the case with most serious combat wounds), but instead are patched up and ready for next week's episode !!
@@ericthered760 If you read veteran accounts from late 44 onward, soldiers were definitely being returned to combat after being wounded. During the Hürtgen campaign they were putting barely recovered men on the line due to the losses. A good book is "If You Survive" by George Wilson. He fought as a Lt. from St. Lo to the end.
Just as a side note, a solider would not have his emergency leave cancelled in this situation. He'd be permitted to go home for a period of time and then would be reinstated but it's not likely he'd return to the same unit.
They did have at least one M7 grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand (they were supposed to have three per rifle squad). They were just saving it for an occasion like this. Again, the senior NCOs--the first sergeant and platoon sergeants--are missing in action.
I think the Lt was thinking about the welfare of all of this men in making that decision. Pulling him out or telling him the news could have put everyone in his squad in jeopardy.
haha the guy who was called as "King 2" is often seen in Hogans Heroes :D :) Gotta love them all old series Like Hogans Heroes, MASH, Combat and Gomer Pyle :D Great! (Have not seen 12Oclock yet)
Everybody must realise these TV programs were for kids. I was around 7y/o when I sat on the floor watching Combat! My Dad who served in the Philipines when McCarther "Returned" Would never watch a war series or movie for entertainment, I'm sure most WW2 vets felt the same way.
I think that when money was short for production of Combat episodes, they saved costs by having the story-line confine the boys to a cellar - with Germans setting up a HQ on the floor above - or the squad besieged in a farmhouse, or in some situation where their movement was restricted.
Although a person may be a certain age the body mind and soul perceive another age. You might be a teenager in a 92 year old body. And then again you could be a 92 year old in a teenagers body. If you think young you will be young. War is hard on most people no matter which side your on and death is always going to come some time or other. Whether your young or older. The body doesn’t last forever but the soul can be immortal. And yes Vic morrow and his crew were excellent at portraying army soldiers no matter their ages. Age is relative but unimportant in reality.
45:53 - 45:56 FINALLY, after extending at least 100 rounds in Saunders' Thompson at full-auto in the previous firefight, viewers observe him remove a spent magazine and reach into his 'magical' field jacket [containing everything -- magazines, binoculars, grenades, maps] and retrieve a fresh magazine to reload. That was a high wound count for the "Combat!" regulars -- Little John, Kirby, Hanley -- 50% out of commission. From all appearances Little John's wound surely was the most damaging.
thanks for uploading ive been watching it all over again ,i remember watching this when i was a child with amàng(grand father),my tatay(father)and tyo boy(uncle)
As a millennial I am always shocked at how many bullet wounds the WW2 soldiers got and just kept on fighting throughout the war. Today's soldiers that I went to school with all seem to get out on disability for knee or back pain. Different food back then I guess.
I missed what you might have seen, but I don't think anybody stopped to reload 30 rounds. I don't mean that disrespectfully as an answer to a respectful question.
Kirby with his kick tail REAL B.A.R. on the set for realism at TWENTY odd lbs. Rest of cast used wood/plastic mock ups, and Vic Morrow HATED guns in real life. Hats off to Jack Hogan! (Kirby)..Robert at 67.
@Bob Malack - no sir, the trigger group was not deactivated, or you wouldn't see him firing blanks. His BAR did have the concealed "Hollywood" blank adaptor, a bore restrictor which allowed the gas from the blanks to build enough pressure to function the action. All the semi- and full-auto weapons had this modification. The gas-operated weapons thereby had sufficient gas pressure to function, and the recoil-operated weapons were given enough recoil by the jet effect of the gas leaving the tiny orifice in the restrictor. Of course, the bolt guns didn't need the blank adaptor. (retired firearms instructor/armorer/competitive shooter)
Trying to find one particular episode. I don't know the name if it, but it was the one where Saunders told his squad they were heading out on a new mission, his squad griped about it, and he told them to shut up and get ready to move out.
There is a Sab Martine in SE France but I cannot find anything about any fighting there. I can understand Hanley being a little reluctant to pass on the information about Kovac's wife until it was confirmed but its hard to understand why his leave would be cancelled because she died. I would think that he would be allowed to go home and grieve.
Since non-Germans in the Eurpoean Theater of WW 2 could be British, Irish, Polish, Australian, New Zealand, French, or Russian,...it's obvious what audience the stories are written for when the Germans always say Amerikaner any time they see someone not in German uniform.
6 July 2024 A lot of ads popping up -- that were non-existent in years past when we viewed the 47-minute episdoes straight through, uninterrupted. Sigh.
I know all the characters get wounded, I was just saying I feel Little John gets wounded the most. Yeah, when I see them back in the fight in the next episodes I'm like "What is this? D&D? They just lost some hit points and didn't get injured?". M*A*S*H ran longer than the Korean war too, although I swore off that show years ago. I'd rather watch COMBAT! than M*A*S*H.
Red Cross messages are always verrified. My mother died in 91. While I was active duty. Some people play dirty tricks at times. I was a co company level. I would have done the same thing.
I hate to say this but a platoon Lt. does not sit there with a phone and pencil and desk. Most platoons were understaffed and were not TOE. Thus he maybe had 25 or so men and not everyone had radio. Now a Company Captain, different matter, but not a Lt.
Always loved this wonderful and realistic show. Only trouble is I am a physician and this is the very typical Hollywood bullshit concerning Lt. Handley having to have those slugs removed. One of the biggest myths ever perpetrated on the American public by Hollywood- unless there is a reason and that is a rare thing-most bullets are never removed from patients, and they do just fine. There is rarely any condition which would require them to be removed, and it would generally be a far greater detriment to the patient to do so!
+larry ticer, m.d. My wife's grandfather was shot by a German. The bullet stopped just between the heart and the spine. It was left, as you say, and 50 years later, he died from a tumor that grew out around the bullet.
+larry ticer, m.d. They knew they were blank bullets no harm done. But I also used to watch Gunsmoke. James Arness used to be shot every episode and Doc would take the bullet out. Even though same blank bullets. Too bad Chad Everett wasn't Doc in this episode before he starred on "Medical Center"
I know that they used a lot of Sulfanilamide (sulfa powder) back then. Penicillin was available back then and mass produced for the military, but as with everything else it was probably in short supply.
I've talked to a few old vets that stated that the bullets of MG 34's & MG 42's would in most cases just pass right on through. But a lot of the 9mm slugs from the MP 40's would not, especially at a distance.
Wow. What a great drama and serious history lesson. I first watched this show when I was 8 years old. Now at 68 I love it more and appreciate.
Good 👍 old days 😮
I watched Combat! when l was a kid and even then l could tell how much better it was than other shows of any genre. Now, as an adult l can appreciate it even more.
I'm 67, people today don't realize the sacrifices that our parents and grandparents made from 1915 to 1948 so that they have the freedom and the right to be so stupid acting today. My father fought the Japanese while my uncle fought the Germans, I could always see the horror of war in their eyes even when they tried to hide it.
They truly were the greatest generation.
I've never seen this show until now, grew up in the '60's, but I am amazed at the quality of this show watching it on RUclips.
This storyline hit a cord with me, my dad's father died in 1943, my dad was in the Army in a combat zone and was not allowed to go back to the States for his funeral, that stayed with my dad the rest of his life.
War brings tragedies that are out of our control. My mother died a year ago and I couldn't go to her funeral due to covid. I know how he feels.
I'd say that No other - war movie would not be as great as (Combat) will ever be. This show will always outdo anything. Awesome show with Vic Morrow. He was all this show had. Awesome Guy. RIP Vic.
I'm trying not to cry, used to watch with my dad, he been gone for over 45 yrs, died young, was in Korean war, never talked about it, bits and pieces about being thankful for this nation, that us kids didn't get until we lost him.
Your father liberated Korea, Respect.
Used to watch this as a kid, this was one of the best TV series ever made, prelude to Band of Brothers 👍🏻
Also a prelude to “ Baabaa Black Sheep and Tour of Duty “.
Don't forget China Beach. It was awesome.
Every time I see this series, it reminds me of the death of Vic Morrow, RIP Sgt.
Some shows u remember 😂
Me too. A terrible waste of a great talent
I always loved this show. I grew up with it
It's amazing to think. Here Vic Morrow was, great actor, about 35. In the war, a battled hardened Sargent like him would have been maybe 22 - 23 years old. John Basilone of the USMC, perhaps the hardest, toughest NCO of the war was only 28 when he was killed on Iwo Jima day 1. Don't get me wrong, Vic Morrow is a television ICON, nothing less, because of this role. He was perfect.
Same goes for Rick Jayson, who plays a "lieutenant," but is obviously greying around the temples. Most likely men at that rank would have been no older than 25 during the war.
@@ericthered760
Well, war ages you. No sleep and under constant stress with poor food takes its toll. I've read veteran accounts of the war where someone's hair turns white and his jewels shrivel up. That's a symptom of very poor health in a young man.
Shriveled jewels ? Really ? That’s a great reason for never having anymore wars. Or maybe letting females do all the fighting. Just sayin …
Thank you for mentioning John Basilone. He was a machine gunner on Guadalcanal and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism there. Transferred to the US to sell war bonds, he volunteered to return to the Fleet Marine Force for action. Exceptionally brave and tough, John Basilone thereby gave up a life of comfort and adulation to serve again with his fellow Marines, and ultimately to die while rallying troops on Iwo. Semper fi.
Thanks so very much for these videos. Watched entire series i was born in 65 so this was pretty special thanks✌
Just really want to THANK YOU for uploading the Combat series. I was extremely excited to find all these episodes- one of my favorite old series, and I've never had opportunity to see them all. THANKS AGAIN!!
Combate. En español
I totally agree. Thanks for the upload. 😀🤩
Sgt Saunders was a buck sergeant of all buck sergeants!!!! Had the power of a Master Sergeant!!!!!
Yo soy fans de RICK JASON amo COMBATE 💚 💕 💜 ♥ ❤ 😍 💚 💕 💜 ♥ ❤ 😍 no dejo de verla es mi serie favorita porfavor más capítulos en ESPAÑOL se lo voy agradecer Robert Cass
This series was great...intertwined with stock footage and gritty. Always wanted a Thompson because of Saunders
I always wanted a Browning Automatic Rifle because of Kirby. Checkmate, King two, this is White Rook; come in.... hahaha
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Thompson, BAR, M1 rifle, M1 carbine and .45 cal Colt or .45 built by IH, Inland....
..Always wanted a B.A.R. because of Kirby..Robert at 67.
My favorite show growing up.
Gotta love the sound of Kirby’s B.A.R.
He lugged a REAL B.A.R. on the set at 20 odd lbs for his conviction for realism. Rest of cast used toy/wood mock ups. Robert at 69.
B,A,R 😂
Thats what he indicated, and your point is?..@@Fat12219
enjoyed this series Thank you for upload
Love. Watching. Combat. Its. The. Best
I gotta agree with the Lieutenant, a Soldier should never be told bad news from back home when he's out on patrol. Where he needs to keep his head in the game.
Got that right
Army rarely sent soldiers back to America after they were deployed in WW2 unless they were injured to the point could no longer do their job. If they got a leave they may be sent to the rear and could go into towns or cities. The ship ride back to America could take up to 10-15 days depending on where they left from.
Had to be confirmed first so could not call him back anyway.
Germans just did not want to give up those 88s
@@ronaldbiggerstaff6840 Jep, a letter from a stranger not a relative was suspect.
We need movies like this today
My Tuesday nights (as well as those of my father) were occupied by this show for 5 straight years.
A Boeing constriction Collora communicating bless eachother's conscription 🇺🇸
True footage warms the mind doctors without borders USA loves our ancestors
A beautiful communication 🇺🇸 y Amor cada dia
love that look on the Sarge's face at the end ; before he tosses those gernades at the germans.
Thanks wonderful series
For those wondering why The Squad is always getting stuck in a basement/cave/etc, "Isolation", "Containment", "Ticking Clock", "Impending Threat", among other factors, are standard tools for writers to use for building suspense.
I remember watching this once in a life time great movie when I was a young boy in my neighbors tv bec. We don't have one
Loved this show when I was a kid I pretended to be Sargent Saunders. When we play war.
Play war games 😂
Thxs for your time uploading these, have really enjoyed them,, gb
Now that I'm older and a bit wiser I spot all kinds of mistakes in this fine series. I was in the Army. No one was shooting at me and I didn't have to shoot at anyone else. These so called experienced soldiers waltz into a strange town without taking cover and especially not looking up.
and yet another German ambush fails...
German ambushes worked when there weren’t any regulars to get killed. Just leaving sarge or Lt to win the battle or escape from it …
Very nice combat i like film combat every days i on combat
thanks for these uploads,
Combat tv series show awesome. Great to watch it
Vic Morrow was perfect for the role of Sgt. Saunders.
just like Jason was perfect for the LT
Whew! For a while there I thought Kovacs was going to "Frag" Lt. Hanley. Looks like he made it to season 4, which is a great thing because season 3 episodes have all been great ones.
I’m sure that when they removed the bullets from anyone they would notice the caliber and if it might be a case of friendly fire then they would investigate it …
Thanks these are great! I can't believe only 173,580 views in six years!
561,000 three years later. building steam!
Someone else had these up 10 or so years ago. Then they disappeared.
Nancycatxx - you must be 2 months ahead of me. Just finished all of season 3, ready to start with season 4. Hope to see you there.
I think Robert Fortier played a very good part as Capt. Jampel. He just seemed to speak with "military precision" when briefing the Lt's about the pending attack. Did anyone notice the dead cows? When you see actual photos of Normandy and that area after the invasion there were dead horses and cows all over. This was a nice touch of authenticity added to the episode.
Yes, but unfortunately it is a reused scene from "The Pillbox". And the cow is clearly fake.
They criticized Trump for calling d day invaders cannon fodder but really he is right...just hurts to know how brainwashed our parents were.
@@johnrogan9420 Agree. General Patton was accused of the same thing as he moved across France during WWII and General Grant at Petersburg during the American Civil War. Simply a war of attrition - but the strategy worked, just that some don't like to hear it.
They also mentioned the Horses & Cows, in the modern ( outstanding ) BRAD PITT Movie "FURY".
Fake dead cows ? Like Beyond Beef 🥩 ? Just asking …
Nice touch with Kirby giving Kovak his bottle since he has an alcohol problem.
Who has the problem, Kirby? I don't remember it being stated in any episode. I started binge watching again
Him walking out on his wife doesn't mean a booze problem for sure.
GR; I got through the 152 episodes. Took me 8 months and shocked You Tube left them up. Had not seen since I was 9 to 14, the original airings. What I learned. Saunders was not gruff, but cared for his men. Rick Jason had a sweetheart deal. He should have kicked some of his money to the others. Jack Hogan could act, and Sarge never got pissed off at Caje. Morrow should have had Hollywood at its knees with offers post Combat. He must have been tough to deal with. Jason and Morrow's passing.Sad
Vic and Rick both got paid the same like Starsky and Hutch the highest paid actors in TV at the time $5000 per episode
The episode or cage killed the little girl's dad saunders got angry with him in that one
Manny Pacquiao fight
Indeed it is strange. Both actors Jason and Morrow were indeed top and they both had tried to work on themselves meaning taking advanced courses in acting and directing also doing script writing. Maybe Morrow hwas the more stubbern one not to give up on a filming carrier . Without his daedly accident in 1982 who knows ...
The most successfull of the bunch was " CAJE " - Pierre Javier. He became an asked Editor later on and almost got an Emy for his editing work on the world famous Mini Series SHOGUN that lived ion as a Board Game and atacitcal Computer game in theTOTAL WAR sereis. Don´t know what Javier is doing nowday.
@@rogerlynch5279 I think doc and Tom Lowel are the only two still alive.
"The greatest generation" would roll over if they heard us squabbling about our "freedoms "to wear a mask or not. I salute them, always.
Same here.
Freedom ain’t free.
Poor baby, wah wah wah.
@@John-qb8vdThe MASK are/were INEFFECTIVE and part Of a more Sinister Agenda with Ulterior Motives!!!
Especially since the mask did nothing and the whole covid thing was nothing but our politicians wanting control of the ppl
King two out !
This odd episode isn't reflective of how the military would handle such an extreme situation. Young Chad Everett unfolds the obstruse screenplay like a real champ. And, as always, the original/period movie reels from WW2 are spectacular!
Oh no Sgt. Saunders, you DO NOT fire a rifle grenade from the shoulder!
Humanity is so diverse, "There's believers,deceivers and ole disbelievers, that seem to have no where to go". I think it's great..
AMEN to the writers too! The only thing is that soldier is going to hate the army for not telling him his wife was dying so he could at least say good bye to her. Death is a hard thing to accept.
Some ones always complaining about the rifle grenades, 2 episodes in a row using them. They used what they had. Not always resupplyed daily, like reading the comment section don't care for the negative comments.
Littlejohn shot in the shoulder again ....he must have so many purple hearts !
You cant have your stars die in a long running series
His shoulder must look like hamburger wit holes in it. 😂
An alcoholic giving up a bottle for his mate is quite a statement. It’s a little thing that you would overlook.
Leave Kirby alone. You’d drink too if you were going prematurely BALD !!!
new guys in the squad are like the red shirt guys on star trek.. the first ones to die or get vaporized
chad froze up even with a B.A.R.,tough looking battle scenes,could"nt imagine the noise of that artillery.
In reality, ALL of the troops become deaf. Yes, it's that bad. It's nothing for guys to be deaf until sometime later that week. Such noise also is the reason why PTSD was originally referred to as 'shell-shock.' Close enough, the detonations concuss the brain. This causes memory loss, too. Suddenly, the trooper is totally disoriented.
What's excellent about this series is just ordinary men doing a dirty job as well as they can. No phoney heroics.
Pretty cool how saunders Thomson has a different sound than the others makes it more realistic
AND Kirbys distinct sound of that B.A.R.
It's a kind of favorite film when l was kid
The ship I was on Wednesday had ww2 weapons there great I love the M1 8 shot clip load from top great weapon great for home defense .
Kirby is my kind of guy, kick tail heavy B.A.R, a little wise cracking, but dependable in combat when the chips are on the line.
3 seasons and 96 episodes and Kirby still doesn’t look like he knows how to fire a rifle... amazing.
Also find it interesting that even when the regulars - like "Littlejohn" (Dick Peabody) in this episode -- get wounded, they don't get a ticket home (which would have been the case with most serious combat wounds), but instead are patched up and ready for next week's episode !!
@@ericthered760
If you read veteran accounts from late 44 onward, soldiers were definitely being returned to combat after being wounded. During the Hürtgen campaign they were putting barely recovered men on the line due to the losses. A good book is "If You Survive" by George Wilson. He fought as a Lt. from St. Lo to the end.
The whole squad couldn't shoot
The whole squad couldn't shoot
They never had an expert or sniper on their squad if I remember correctly …
Just as a side note, a solider would not have his emergency leave cancelled in this situation. He'd be permitted to go home for a period of time and then would be reinstated but it's not likely he'd return to the same unit.
Yes - In this episode the guest star is Chad Everett who stars in the Show Medical Center . Great actor and real live medic in the show. Bar None
They did have at least one M7 grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand (they were supposed to have three per rifle squad). They were just saving it for an occasion like this.
Again, the senior NCOs--the first sergeant and platoon sergeants--are missing in action.
Desde mi Perú siempre ey Sido fans de Vick
I think the Lt was thinking about the welfare of all of this men in making that decision. Pulling him out or telling him the news could have put everyone in his squad in jeopardy.
I noticed that, too. I thought it was a continuity mistake at first until the closeup. But there were very few continuity mistakes on this show.
King Company has to have the US Army record for company Purple Hearts!!! :-)
5000 just in Saunders squad
I really enjoyed the rerun
haha the guy who was called as "King 2" is often seen in Hogans Heroes :D :) Gotta love them all old series Like Hogans Heroes, MASH, Combat and Gomer Pyle :D Great! (Have not seen 12Oclock yet)
+seegurke93 His name was Noam Pitlik..actor/director
Fred Haneke
Everybody must realise these TV programs were for kids. I was around 7y/o when I sat on the floor watching Combat! My Dad who served in the Philipines when McCarther "Returned" Would never watch a war series or movie for entertainment, I'm sure most WW2 vets felt the same way.
Same here. My mom and dad loved this show. Dad was with halseys 3rd fleet.
made for kids ???? u allright ?
This show was NOT just for kids.
Prime time tv
some time little john moved very silly in combat haha. but love him
Every unit has one. Big and lumbering , but loveable.
I think that when money was short for production of Combat episodes, they saved costs by having the story-line confine the boys to a cellar - with Germans setting up a HQ on the floor above - or the squad besieged in a farmhouse, or in some situation where their movement was restricted.
...and?..
Kovak should be in Saunders' outfit. He's a badass
Kovak would be my #2. Gotta go with Rambo in the top spot. Mmmm...throw in Schwarzenegger and Dick Butkus, those jerry's would never stop running!
Although a person may be a certain age the body mind and soul perceive another age. You might be a teenager in a 92 year old body. And then again you could be a 92 year old in a teenagers body. If you think young you will be young. War is hard on most people no matter which side your on and death is always going to come some time or other. Whether your young or older. The body doesn’t last forever but the soul can be immortal. And yes Vic morrow and his crew were excellent at portraying army soldiers no matter their ages. Age is relative but unimportant in reality.
Chad Everett later played a doctor on I believe Medical Center.
Joe Gannon
I loved him on Medical Center! Great to see him here in an early TV role.
At 01:17 isn't that Noam Pitlik from Hogans Heros (both as a German and an American) ans The Bob Newhart show as a patient and probably a lot more.
Vic Morrow is a Real hero.
I like to more videos.
Chad Everett passed away July 12th 2012. He was 75 years old. He died from lung cancer
Always loved Combat. But a pile of dirt will never stop a round from an MG42.
Nor someone shooting behind a bush. Bushes ain't that thick.
@@TheFishdoctor1952 The difference between concealment & cover......
Love Kovac's story in the opening scene LOL
45:53 - 45:56 FINALLY, after extending at least 100 rounds in Saunders' Thompson at full-auto in the previous firefight, viewers observe him remove a spent magazine and reach into his 'magical' field jacket [containing everything -- magazines, binoculars, grenades, maps] and retrieve a fresh magazine to reload.
That was a high wound count for the "Combat!" regulars -- Little John, Kirby, Hanley -- 50% out of commission. From all appearances Little John's wound surely was the most damaging.
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''They served those lives they did not live.
For they in their day were they.''
~Every U.S. Combat Soldier
A lot of crazy stuff comes out in a war
Little John's right shoulder must look like hamburger! This is about the 4th time this season he has been shot in it. Hope it isnt his badmiton arm!
He shoots right handed, maybe his badminton career is in jeopardy.
He gotta catch up to Kirby. Kirby must have 39 purple hearts by now
thanks for uploading ive been watching it all over again ,i remember watching this when i was a child with amàng(grand father),my tatay(father)and tyo boy(uncle)
A wound like that would have generally resulted in a ticket home - but never fear ! He'll be ready for the next episode next week !
As a millennial I am always shocked at how many bullet wounds the WW2 soldiers got and just kept on fighting throughout the war. Today's soldiers that I went to school with all seem to get out on disability for knee or back pain. Different food back then I guess.
I missed what you might have seen, but I don't think anybody stopped to reload 30 rounds. I don't mean that disrespectfully as an answer to a respectful question.
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Kirby with his kick tail REAL B.A.R. on the set for realism at TWENTY odd lbs. Rest of cast used wood/plastic mock ups, and Vic Morrow HATED guns in real life. Hats off to Jack Hogan! (Kirby)..Robert at 67.
@Bob Malack - no sir, the trigger group was not deactivated, or you wouldn't see him firing blanks. His BAR did have the concealed "Hollywood" blank adaptor, a bore restrictor which allowed the gas from the blanks to build enough pressure to function the action. All the semi- and full-auto weapons had this modification. The gas-operated weapons thereby had sufficient gas pressure to function, and the recoil-operated weapons were given enough recoil by the jet effect of the gas leaving the tiny orifice in the restrictor. Of course, the bolt guns didn't need the blank adaptor.
(retired firearms instructor/armorer/competitive shooter)
@@edbecka233The bottom line (after your diatribe) he lugged around the real deal with the added weight.
Trying to find one particular episode. I don't know the name if it, but it was the one where Saunders told his squad they were heading out on a new mission, his squad griped about it, and he told them to shut up and get ready to move out.
There is a Sab Martine in SE France but I cannot find anything about any fighting there. I can understand Hanley being a little reluctant to pass on the information about Kovac's wife until it was confirmed but its hard to understand why his leave would be cancelled because she died. I would think that he would be allowed to go home and grieve.
Bill Both Or just be there for the funeral.
Since non-Germans in the Eurpoean Theater of WW 2 could be British, Irish, Polish, Australian, New Zealand, French, or Russian,...it's obvious what audience the stories are written for when the Germans always say Amerikaner any time they see someone not in German uniform.
What do you know about that, Noam Pitlik, who played Mac in this one, went on to direct the classic Barney Miller show.
Good show when was little kid 😮
Thanks, I had to take a double-look.
6 July 2024 A lot of ads popping up -- that were non-existent in years past when we viewed the 47-minute episdoes straight through, uninterrupted. Sigh.
Men in charge of military units can make good business CEOs for they have serious decisions to make and to get results
Good one
Little John gets wounded the most in this series it looks like.
I know all the characters get wounded, I was just saying I feel Little John gets wounded the most.
Yeah, when I see them back in the fight in the next episodes I'm like "What is this? D&D? They just lost some hit points and didn't get injured?".
M*A*S*H ran longer than the Korean war too, although I swore off that show years ago. I'd rather watch COMBAT! than M*A*S*H.
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@@GrimDontGiveAFuck Most liberals do really enjoy MASH. Always making fun of the lone republican.
My favorite show as a Kid i SALUTE those Who fought for the World freedom
Woops..Just realized, I'm already up to season 4 lol
Red Cross messages are always verrified. My mother died in 91. While I was active duty. Some people play dirty tricks at times. I was a co company level. I would have done the same thing.
What happened to the grenade launcher attachment at the end?
I hate to say this but a platoon Lt. does not sit there with a phone and pencil and desk. Most platoons were understaffed and were not TOE. Thus he maybe had 25 or so men and not everyone had radio. Now a Company Captain, different matter, but not a Lt.
He was writing an after-action report.
Always loved this wonderful and realistic show. Only trouble is I am a physician and this is the very typical Hollywood bullshit concerning Lt. Handley having to have those slugs removed. One of the biggest myths ever perpetrated on the American public by Hollywood- unless there is a reason and that is a rare thing-most bullets are never removed from patients, and they do just fine. There is rarely any condition which would require them to be removed, and it would generally be a far greater detriment to the patient to do so!
+larry ticer, m.d. My wife's grandfather was shot by a German. The bullet stopped just between the heart and the spine. It was left, as you say, and 50 years later, he died from a tumor that grew out around the bullet.
+larry ticer, m.d. They knew they were blank bullets no harm done. But I also used to watch Gunsmoke. James Arness used to be shot every episode and Doc would take the bullet out. Even though same blank bullets. Too bad Chad Everett wasn't Doc in this episode before he starred on "Medical Center"
Could that be because they didn't have the antibiotics we have now. Remember we are talking about the early 40's.
I know that they used a lot of Sulfanilamide (sulfa powder) back then. Penicillin was available back then and mass produced for the military, but as with everything else it was probably in short supply.
I've talked to a few old vets that stated that the bullets of MG 34's & MG 42's would in most cases just pass right on through. But a lot of the 9mm slugs from the MP 40's would not, especially at a distance.
I try to strut around like Vic Morrow because he is one cool dude with a cool walk
Love watch show on you tube videos
excellent
How long to fly back to the states??