Morrow was tailor made for this role and he proved it time and time again this show never ceases to amaze me with great writing acting actors special effects great stories and it has stood the test of time . Combat beats any show that's on TV today 👍
even tho we all have favorite episodes, i think we can all say that all of them were so well done and produced...i have been binging on these and have enjoyed the time machine
Yet another great episode, where Vic Morrow shows once again why he's the greatest war show/movie actor in history. He is to war dramas what John Wayne was to Westerns.
John Wayne was just a war and western actor. He didn’t have the acting skills of Cary Grant or Clark Gable or Humphrey Bogart James Cagney or Gary Cooper et al. Danny Kaye was way better. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were a bit better. Kirk Douglas John Wayne shoulda made more movies like “ The Quiet Man “. But he filled two niches in cinema with war and cowboy movies. To his credit he didn’t try to sing in all those western movies like Roy Rodgers or audie Murphy. Just observant and opinionated …
Another great one with Vick Morrow what a actor that of combat for years and I would love to see it again I came across it on u tube can't believe I'm watching it again after 50 years thank you for this RIP Vick Morrow and Rick Jason
I am re-watching Combat until now (this episode) and beginning to appreciate it very much. And also realized that Combat is not just a TV series and war drama. It is actually a reenactment of many situations that happened in WWII. And you know the writers consulted the technical advisers because of certain "technical" details only someone who had one through the war would know. This makes the show even more true and enjoyable. Plus the great acting from the squad. Truly a masterpiece of TV cinema. The other series I liked was MASH.
I'm back here again. Watched it at it's beginning and again and again and the wars they fought looked so real. War IS hell and horrible. Good actors for sure.
I was only four when this was made 60 years ago. I guess my folks thought it was too violent for us kids because I only just discovered this production recently. One of the best war series ever made.
I've never in the history of movie making seen anything like this series. The reviewers words are true regarding Vic Morrow. I hope the generations ahead view these masterpieces and learn from them. It doesn't get any better than this.
The generations ahead will find their own music videos movies and tv shows that are relevant to them. Let’s stop trying to impose our “ old ass last century style of morality methods “ on a generation that won’t relate to it. Some will enjoy these shows but I think we’re waisting our precious breath on our grandkids and great grandkids who are just way beyond WWII war stories. They have Afganistán and the Iraq wars to imagine themselves in. And soon Ukrainian war movies will have their attentions. Whew I’ve just waisted my PRECIOUS BREATH on this speech 🎤. Just sayin …
@@gnosticmom2805 No, I don't think so... My statement isn't meant to indicate that it infers truth but to point out the actual reality of the situation. Sorry that isn't too clear, put is this way; the difference between verisimilitude and veracity is that verisimilitude indicates that something *seems* true, while veracity is truthfulness. Those clips are of real battles and ARE (were) true.
They did this to keep the budget down. Its cheaper to add stock footage than to shoot a new sequence. A lot of movies and shows did this during that era.
He has. I really wonder what happened to him that he had problems and shut down for awhile!!! Also, Barbara, his first wife talked so very lovingly about him. He supposedly turned! She claimed mental crulty than, supposedly, physical crulty!!! Who knows. Waited 10 years to remarry and that lasted 4 years. Gsle, 2nd wife said he was very smart and funny. What happened their? Oldest daughter Carrie was a runaway drug addict and Jennifer Jason Leigh and he were not talking. Jennifer claimed Vic was very difficult!! I'd love to know why.
Job stress. Havent you met people wildly popular and loved at work only to turn into monsters when they get home? They have to release their pressures somewhere and there are people who make the mistake of releasing it at home. Whole family suffers. What they see is not what the world out there sees. I speak from experience because we grew up in that home environment. My dad was in the military and his job must’ve been hell. Always blew up at home. My folks were always fighting. My uncle too, ran a security agency. He was always giggling and loved practical jokes. His staff thought life at his house must’ve been full of laughter. He was the opposite. You couldn’t talk to him. He was a time bomb with a (very) short fuse. I saw him once yelling and throwing a kitchen drawer. That is a side his staff never saw and may probably not believe. Yes, I understand the possible 2 faces of Vic Morrow.
Thank you for posting the best show ever, Combat, power packed with a barrage of life lessons and illustrated sermons we need so much to spur us onward and to not give up, during this snake venom Nazi take over.
This storyline about a German deserter reminded me of a magazine article I read many years ago. Toward the end of WW2, US Army units were badly undermanned. One of the causes was widespread desertion. US Army deserters in the hundreds were wandering the countryside throughout liberated Europe hiding in caves, wine cellars, vineyards, barns, attics, basements, brothels, etc. Some were just mental cases who had broken under the stress of combat. US Army units who found them did not detain deserters because they could not spare anyone to guard them. US Army commanders also didn’t want deserters mingling with their troops because it would cause conflict and morale problems so it was “catch and release.” The US Military Police had the responsibility to apprehend deserters. After VE Day, some US deserters who were never caught remained in Europe. German soldiers who deserted weren’t so lucky. They were summarily executed when captured by German forces.
1of the best movie forever i was seen..its about memories when all family together sit front the tv..watching this movie..im a sargent saunder and you are kraut..😅😅😅😅
I find it amazing how they incorporated the photos from wwii into the shows, considering they didn't have the technology that we have now. It really gives these show credibility.
wow. they really don't throw any softballs in this program. I am one of those now old men who watched this with my father, a veteran of this same war (albeit a Navy Veteran in his case). This one tackles the failure of decent people like Hans to step up and resist tyranny.
Re:Combat S2 ep.13 Hans not stepping up to fight tyranny comment. Same happening now, but I don't think people actually Know How they can. There isn't anything like a military field manual that tells them what to do, as an individual. Be nice if there was a How to Fight Tyranny for Dummies.
@@bob_btw6751. Indeed. In the end, Hans does make the stand for decency as he sees it. I literally wrote that comment as I was watching the show. This of course is a central question in analyzing WWII: Why did such a civilized, advanced, and cultured people go all in for barbarism on such an unprecedented scale? There are all the standard answers, all true enough. But the overall mystery remains. GIs were amazed and the contrast when they crossed into Germany from France (and even England). Germany was more like the US. Hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing. The people, when not displaced where clean and tidy. Their towns are farms, when not destroyed, were very well-kept up. GIs found themselves relating better to German civilians than they did to the French. And yet these same people were the home front for a truly evil empire. Inexplicable to the satisfaction of many.
I am 59 now I started watching combat in 1981 Vic morrow was a hero favorite t.v. solder to me it was sad in 83 when he was killed while filming the twilitezon movie in 83
You wonder what Saunders did after the war. I'm betting he stayed in. If I remember correctly he was from Chicago, had a mom and two siblings and worked at a hotel prior to the war. He was the type of non-com that you could put your trust in.
There were three brothers and Chip Saunders, our hero. Chip, Joey, an unnamed brother, and Chris, and also a sister Louise, known affectionately as the 'brat.' Their mother rounded out the family, as the father is not mentioned, as far as I know. My source is Jo Davidsonmeyer. Chip Saunders was said to be from both Cleveland and Illinois. There is a small town called, Cleveland, Illinois. PFC Kirby comes from Chicago.
@@denisehorner8448 I remember the episodes with Joey, the unnamed brother and the sister, but in what episode does Chris appear? I don't remember that name.
Probably the most wounded character in TV history. I wonder if his kill count matches Marshall Matt Dillon, it was 383 for the series, 407 counting the movies...although that series ran 20 years, and the movies spanned an 8 year period.
We all have make a stand, to choose to live in the light, or succumb to the dark. Some choose to live in the twilight in between, afraid to make the choice. Hans chose, and lived.
Barrage, Season 2, Episode 13, aired Dec 10, 1963. Rick Jason as Lt. Hanley; Vic Morrow as Sgt. Saunders; Alf Kjellin as Hans; Jack Hogan as Kirby; Pierre Jalbert as Caje; Ed Deemer, German Soldier #4; Peter Hellman, German Soldier #3; Frank Killmond as Clark; John Rayner, American Sergeant; Horst Ebersberg (as Horst Ebers), German Soldier #1; Tom Pace, German Soldier #2; Dieter Jacoby, Machine Gunner #1; Matthias Uitz (as Mathias Uitz), Machine Gunner #2; John Crawford as Gunnar; Tom Lowell as Billy Nelson.
I was a little boy in the 60's and watched this show. This show is why I joined the u.s. military 🪖. These shows and others like it are designed to keep the war machine churning. One must realize that one day war must end. John Lennon said it perfectly WAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT.
A sad reality. Soldier is a Soldier. Even the enemy has love and grace. Only a Soldier can reconcile this looking at his personal enemy. Up close, we are not different men. Just different in our fight. And some times the fight is as silly as a school-yard brawl. We have to remember what Soldier IS!
This is a squad, which (I think) is usually 5 or 6 men. A platoon has up to, at least, 4 squads. 2nd Lt. Hanley is platoon leader. He has a platoon sergeant (who is not Saunders) and each squad has a sergeant or corporal in charge. This is Saunders' role, as squad leader. He's a 'buck' sergeant with only three stripes. A platoon sergeant may have as many as five. He gets his orders directly from 2nd Lt. Hanley and passes them on to Saunders and other squad leaders.
@@denisehorner8448 When I was in JROTC in the '70's, a squad was 10 men. Wikipedia says that in WWII, a squad was 12 men. A platoon was typically 4 squads (3 regular, 1 hvy wpns.), plus command. So, 50 some men. Most fighting units were undermanned due to losses, but a 50% strength unit wasn't typical.
Kirby did begin as an immature, egotistical guy with an abrasive personality. As the series progressed however he changed a lot. He matured and learned to think of others besides himself.
Dindin, you do realize there isn't a real Kirby? Kirby is nothing but the imagination of the shows writers, directors and maybe Jack Hogan's input. Its truly laughable you think vicious characters "mature" as its all MAKE BELIEVE.
Interestingly except for one episode s1/e11 (which was actually the pilot for the show), they never mention medals or ribbons. On that one Saunders wears two rows of ribbons including the Silver Star.
The fact this show went for 152 episodes over 5 years is pretty amazing. In an actual cinema war movie you have 2 hours with 1 set of characters in 1 particular storyline (An exeption being The Big Red One whose storyline covered about 3 years). But here they had to keep coming up with stories that would revolve around the featured guest character. It was all filmed in CA on studio sets and nearby locations so they were limited to what they could base a storyline on, not to mention budget. How many bridges can you blow up, POW camps to esape from, ambushes to get out of, rescue missions to carry out, and make the occasional "light" non-action episode? And on and on. Eventually even something very successful can finally play itself out. As they say, that's show business.
I still can't figure out why you like American WWII movies that portray us fighting against communism and yet you display a murderous commie next to your name!
I wonder what would've happened to a Hans in real life in this scenario: Would he still just be considered a POW, would the US Army induct him somehow -- maybe for intelligence or spying -- or would they simply move him way to the rear, away from the lines, and just force him back into civilian life?
1963 was likely the most idyllic time in U.S. history. Economy was good, civil rights were broadening. The only war was the Cold War. TV/Entertainment like Combat was abundant. Beautiful Muscle cars were conceived in Detroit. The space race soon to be won by the U.S. The U.S had the world by the balls. Then some human devils conspired to assassinate Kennedy and everything changed for the worse. 11/3/63 is Worst day in U.S. history. Worse than all of the others. Glad we still have Combat to appreciate.
A lot of Deutsch soldiers were thoroughly decent, at least on the western front. This screenplay is HONEST. My Deutsch Ami father killed a lot of his cousins in WW2. A nightmare. Barely survived. Treating German soldiers with fairness & respect is admirable.
We slept by the tank and firing range on unit maneuvers and evaluation at the Grafenwoehr Training Center in Germany but they weren't firing in our direction. The noise was no worse than the high-powered speakers in cars nowadays. Didn't bring any rifle grenades again; would have been too easy.
Actually mortars were far more deadly..havent seen them in an eposode yet...example 50%+ pf casualties suffered by Canucks were from this very deadly weapon - beloved by all vets..
Sarge mentors reluctant Werhmacht into humanity & his 45cal Thompson instructs the recalcitrant. Sarge carries his "Bawls" in a backpack or they would drag along the ground being so big.
MAUREEN WOOD - Happy belated birthday my dear!!!! Watching Combat, great way to celebrate it!!! Oh, and not to forget a little cake on the side (s. 3 ep. 15).
rick jason and vic morrow must have fought all the time over who was the starr of this show one min its rick and the next episode its vic, i love the way this show always begins action first then a few min later the titles and credits,alot of shows didnt do that then like they do now.the funny thing is after watching all these episodes,ive learned that a german WILL ALWAYS chase a chicken...god i love this show.....poor headless vic morrow...rip
I was reading articles about the show a couple years ago, what I recall was they were alternating first billing till the last year or two. Early on though, they (and Rick Jason) realized Vic was the top star of the show, and Rick just enjoyed having more time to go skeet shooting or hunting, one of those activities.
I love this episode so much. Such excellent acting from everyone in this and Vic's is even more powerful than usual, especially the hidden fear and raw defiance leading up to Saunders' beating. And yikes, for television that scene must have seemed especially brutal to people in the 60s. And btw, what is with the Rick Jason bashing I see on so many Combat vids? I've read a lot of comments from him about this show, and he almost always had something meaningful and nice to say about other cast members. I didn't like most of the eps that focused on Hanley either, but that was only because they usually excluded Saunders, whom I love to an unnatural degree.
Combat:Best actors,crew,writers and Directors using camera angles and shots that were rarely seen on television in those days.
Special effects superior unlike Twilight Zone which got Vic killed.
Love this series. Only came upon it by chance a few weeks ago, while looking for Nick Adams work. Now I am completely hooked and binge watching.
One of the few where saunders reveals he's human
Great job great writing and director
Morrow was tailor made for this role and he proved it time and time again this show never ceases to amaze me with great writing acting actors special effects great stories and it has stood the test of time . Combat beats any show that's on TV today 👍
It was Vic Morrow's show. As great as everyone else was, Vic Morrow owned it.
I’m surprised they didn’t ask Steve McQueen to play Vic Morrow part. But he was probably doing his own 📺 show at the time or making a movie.
@@grabitt.4013 Excellent Perception of the role of Sgt. Saunders !!
@@grabitt.4013 DEFINITELY, so very much talented and dearly missed!!!
@@grabitt.4013 You know it!!
even tho we all have favorite episodes, i think we can all say that all of them were so well done and produced...i have been binging on these and have enjoyed the time machine
Truly realistic movie. As if your there too. Vic morrow portrayal excellent and the supporting cast. I love it.
Yet another great episode, where Vic Morrow shows once again why he's the greatest war show/movie actor in history. He is to war dramas what John Wayne was to Westerns.
@randall2020 I don't Concour . duke was a great American.
U said it
"The Vicker" Rules!
John Wayne was just a war and western actor. He didn’t have the acting skills of Cary Grant or Clark Gable or Humphrey Bogart James Cagney or Gary Cooper et al. Danny Kaye was way better. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were a bit better. Kirk Douglas John Wayne shoulda made more movies like “ The Quiet Man “. But he filled two niches in cinema with war and cowboy movies. To his credit he didn’t try to sing in all those western movies like Roy Rodgers or audie Murphy. Just observant and opinionated …
Another great one with Vick Morrow what a actor that of combat for years and I would love to see it again I came across it on u tube can't believe I'm watching it again after 50 years thank you for this RIP Vick Morrow and Rick Jason
And Dick and Pierre and the ones who are still with us.
Barrage was another great episode. I've never seen one that was not good. The writers must have been fantastic to write for this series. L.A. Wood
Probably took first hand accounts from soldier's stories that they came back with.
The replacement they tried to shove down our throats after canceling “Combat” “Garrisons Gorillas”
STUNK!
I am re-watching Combat until now (this episode) and beginning to appreciate it very much. And also realized that Combat is not just a TV series and war drama. It is actually a reenactment of many situations that happened in WWII. And you know the writers consulted the technical advisers because of certain "technical" details only someone who had one through the war would know. This makes the show even more true and enjoyable. Plus the great acting from the squad. Truly a masterpiece of TV cinema. The other series I liked was MASH.
Yes Combat is a reenactment of many generic situations which show cases subordinate personnel winning the world war II.
I'm back here again. Watched it at it's beginning and again and again and the wars they fought looked so real. War IS hell and horrible. Good actors for sure.
I was only four when this was made 60 years ago. I guess my folks thought it was too violent for us kids because I only just discovered this production recently. One of the best war series ever made.
To all veterans thank you for your service to this country U.S.A.
Ive never seen a guy.get in more jams than Saunders its a miracle how he's gotten out of every one 👍💪🔥
He IS COMBAT!!!
It's Written in The Script 🤭🤭🤭
Vic Morrow is brilliant.
And gorgeous and sexy!!!!
I've never in the history of movie making seen anything like this series. The reviewers words are true regarding Vic Morrow. I hope the generations ahead view these masterpieces and learn from them. It doesn't get any better than this.
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No it doesn't. It's like they filmed this series last week.
The generations ahead will find their own music videos movies and tv shows that are relevant to them. Let’s stop trying to impose our “ old ass last century style of morality methods “ on a generation that won’t relate to it. Some will enjoy these shows but I think we’re waisting our precious breath on our grandkids and great grandkids who are just way beyond WWII war stories. They have Afganistán and the Iraq wars to imagine themselves in. And soon Ukrainian war movies will have their attentions. Whew I’ve just waisted my PRECIOUS BREATH on this speech 🎤. Just sayin …
Love Combat! My brothers and I watched it all the time growing up.
These actors play the part so dam well..at times it's like watching ww2 as it happened..these soldiers were born for this show
When they insert clips of real battles it adds veracity to the whole video.
The word you actually want is "verisimilitude". And you're right about it making the series seem more accurate. It was one of the best.
@@gnosticmom2805 No, I don't think so... My statement isn't meant to indicate that it infers truth but to point out the actual reality of the situation. Sorry that isn't too clear, put is this way; the difference between verisimilitude and veracity is that verisimilitude indicates that something *seems* true, while veracity is truthfulness. Those clips are of real battles and ARE (were) true.
It definitely is a big plus showing "actually war clips"
They did this to keep the budget down. Its cheaper to add stock footage than to shoot a new sequence. A lot of movies and shows did this during that era.
Just watched Vic Morrow in the Blackboard Jungle. He has had it tough all his life.
Watch Vic Morrow in the movie called the glass house. He’s a bad guy in it.
He has. I really wonder what happened to him that he had problems and shut down for awhile!!! Also, Barbara, his first wife talked so very lovingly about him. He supposedly turned! She claimed mental crulty than, supposedly, physical crulty!!! Who knows. Waited 10 years to remarry and that lasted 4 years. Gsle, 2nd wife said he was very smart and funny. What happened their? Oldest daughter Carrie was a runaway drug addict and Jennifer Jason Leigh and he were not talking. Jennifer claimed Vic was very difficult!! I'd love to know why.
@@kathymcmahon6582 victor morozoff was a kid from the bronx new york was good friends with leonard nimoy and met an untimely death in an accident...
Job stress. Havent you met people wildly popular and loved at work only to turn into monsters when they get home? They have to release their pressures somewhere and there are people who make the mistake of releasing it at home. Whole family suffers. What they see is not what the world out there sees. I speak from experience because we grew up in that home environment. My dad was in the military and his job must’ve been hell. Always blew up at home. My folks were always fighting. My uncle too, ran a security agency. He was always giggling and loved practical jokes. His staff thought life at his house must’ve been full of laughter. He was the opposite. You couldn’t talk to him. He was a time bomb with a (very) short fuse. I saw him once yelling and throwing a kitchen drawer. That is a side his staff never saw and may probably not believe. Yes, I understand the possible 2 faces of Vic Morrow.
Vic Morrow......Vic Morrow......Incredible.....
This came on TV when I was a boy
My friends and I never missed an episode.
Great stories about bravery and honor.
Thank you for posting the best show ever, Combat, power packed with a barrage of life lessons and illustrated sermons we need so much to spur us onward and to not give up, during this snake venom Nazi take over.
Very good plots,stories and actors
The psychological war is just as important (if not more) and Saunders was a master at it. A true survivalist.
Mary had a little lamb! Damn I love this show!
This storyline about a German deserter reminded me of a magazine article I read many years ago. Toward the end of WW2, US Army units were badly undermanned. One of the causes was widespread desertion. US Army deserters in the hundreds were wandering the countryside throughout liberated Europe hiding in caves, wine cellars, vineyards, barns, attics, basements, brothels, etc. Some were just mental cases who had broken under the stress of combat. US Army units who found them did not detain deserters because they could not spare anyone to guard them. US Army commanders also didn’t want deserters mingling with their troops because it would cause conflict and morale problems so it was “catch and release.” The US Military Police had the responsibility to apprehend deserters. After VE Day, some US deserters who were never caught remained in Europe.
German soldiers who deserted weren’t so lucky. They were summarily executed when captured by German forces.
I've so got respectfullness of watching always like Combat 'causeit has a reality inlife even now
1of the best movie forever i was seen..its about memories when all family together sit front the tv..watching this movie..im a sargent saunder and you are kraut..😅😅😅😅
Rule number one, Never hide in a mine shaft during an Artillery Barrage.
Yep. This was a great show, filled with character insight and development. Maybe that's what makes for a great show.
B. Terence Harwick: Yep, the kind of show rarely seen today.
At least it's better than this new crap on TV today
Baby shake
A superb example of how Saunders survived and remained human - the conscious suppression of pain and fear...
I wonder if Morrow's ' Thompson' is in the Smithsonian? ! After all, Fonzi's leather jacket is!
I find it amazing how they incorporated the photos from wwii into the shows, considering they didn't have the technology that we have now. It really gives these show credibility.
wow. they really don't throw any softballs in this program. I am one of those now old men who watched this with my father, a veteran of this same war (albeit a Navy Veteran in his case). This one tackles the failure of decent people like Hans to step up and resist tyranny.
Re:Combat S2 ep.13
Hans not stepping up to fight tyranny comment.
Same happening now, but I don't think people actually Know How they can. There isn't anything like a military field manual that tells them what to do, as an individual. Be nice if there was a How to Fight Tyranny for Dummies.
@@bob_btw6751. Indeed. In the end, Hans does make the stand for decency as he sees it. I literally wrote that comment as I was watching the show. This of course is a central question in analyzing WWII: Why did such a civilized, advanced, and cultured people go all in for barbarism on such an unprecedented scale? There are all the standard answers, all true enough. But the overall mystery remains. GIs were amazed and the contrast when they crossed into Germany from France (and even England). Germany was more like the US. Hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing. The people, when not displaced where clean and tidy. Their towns are farms, when not destroyed, were very well-kept up. GIs found themselves relating better to German civilians than they did to the French. And yet these same people were the home front for a truly evil empire. Inexplicable to the satisfaction of many.
I am 59 now I started watching combat in 1981 Vic morrow was a hero favorite t.v. solder to me it was sad in 83 when he was killed while filming the twilitezon movie in 83
I sure would hate to have to clean all those weapons after every show. I can't
imagine all those rounds they had to make for each episode.
You can bet the prop guys got stuck with that. And mostly surplus corrosive-era blanks, too.
" In Berlin It Was So Cold My Lips Wouldn't Work, I Wished My Mother-In-Law Lived There Permanently.
Best laugh I have had for a while!!
That was good!
Saunders is amazing at how he gets into these situations and moral dilemmas!
You wonder what Saunders did after the war. I'm betting he stayed in. If I remember correctly he was from Chicago, had a mom and two siblings and worked at a hotel prior to the war. He was the type of non-com that you could put your trust in.
Problem is he made a lousy garrison soldier. Lost his stripes more than once ;-D (Season 1 Episode 11)
There were three brothers and Chip Saunders, our hero. Chip, Joey, an unnamed brother, and Chris, and also a sister Louise, known affectionately as the 'brat.' Their mother rounded out the family, as the father is not mentioned, as far as I know. My source is Jo Davidsonmeyer. Chip Saunders was said to be from both Cleveland and Illinois. There is a small town called, Cleveland, Illinois. PFC Kirby comes from Chicago.
@@denisehorner8448 I remember the episodes with Joey, the unnamed brother and the sister, but in what episode does Chris appear? I don't remember that name.
@@dindinprivate3477 I believe it's The Letter, though I haven't seen that yet. I'm saving certain episodes for my birthday. It's coming up!
The effectiveness of a squad or platoon ALWAYS depends on the abilities of the Daddy.
Its great to see combat on ME TV....
Saunders gets his 16th purple heart this episode. I've been counting. ;-) He's averaging 1 wound per 2 or 3 episodes.
KurtB poor fella. I love Saunders:-)
5 so far by my count ...
Dark Sky
Your count is probably accurate, I was exaggerating.
Probably the most wounded character in TV history. I wonder if his kill count matches Marshall Matt Dillon, it was 383 for the series, 407 counting the movies...although that series ran 20 years, and the movies spanned an 8 year period.
ash man - Don't forget the one he already has from the Italian campaign.
We all have make a stand, to choose to live in the light, or succumb to the dark. Some choose to live in the twilight in between, afraid to make the choice. Hans chose, and lived.
Great story telling from an tragic perspective.
Sarge has so far been shot and injured at least 9 times in the episodes I have seen so far, not enough room on his uniform for all the Purple Hearts.
Saunders would've out-medaled St Audie.
Absolute genius these men from top to bottom put this together 130,000 budget per week
*SGT SAUNDERS* : Clark you ok?
*CLARK* : I'm just an extra so I'm gonna die!!!!
Clark...clumsier than little john
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Barrage, Season 2, Episode 13, aired Dec 10, 1963. Rick Jason as Lt. Hanley; Vic Morrow as Sgt. Saunders; Alf Kjellin as Hans; Jack Hogan as Kirby; Pierre Jalbert as Caje; Ed Deemer, German Soldier #4; Peter Hellman, German Soldier #3; Frank Killmond as Clark; John Rayner, American Sergeant; Horst Ebersberg (as Horst Ebers), German Soldier #1; Tom Pace, German Soldier #2; Dieter Jacoby, Machine Gunner #1; Matthias Uitz (as Mathias Uitz), Machine Gunner #2; John Crawford as Gunnar; Tom Lowell as Billy Nelson.
How many purple hearts does Sgt Saunders have now? Must be 20 or more. Great series. I missed it in the 60s. I was overseas playing soldier.
Combat was early to mid 60's. If you were overseas playing soldier you likely were in Germany or South Korea since Vietnam was just getting wound up.
Saunders tumbles down the ravine with a wounded leg but still holds onto his Tommy gun!
Wouldn't you?.granted you'd try to I know I would.that weapon is ur best friend in a situation like that.
No other choice!!!! Or else he is s goner!!!
You can always tell who the "Star Trek Red Shirt" is in these episodes.
They "HAD" to "STAY" in Great physical Condition for this Series!!!
Thanks 🙏 to the men who fought for us all in all the wars and some gave their lives for this country too god bless them all ❤
just another great show
I was a little boy in the 60's and watched this show. This show is why I joined the u.s. military 🪖. These shows and others like it are designed to keep the war machine churning. One must realize that one day war must end. John Lennon said it perfectly WAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT.
We'd all like to be Saunders but we'd probably all be Kirby's.
Alf Kjellin(Hans)directed a couple of Hawaii 50 episodes!
Another good school that was.
A sad reality. Soldier is a Soldier. Even the enemy has love and grace. Only a Soldier can reconcile this looking at his personal enemy. Up close, we are not different men. Just different in our fight. And some times the fight is as silly as a school-yard brawl. We have to remember what Soldier IS!
The most undermanned platoon in the war.
This is a squad, which (I think) is usually 5 or 6 men. A platoon has up to, at least, 4 squads. 2nd Lt. Hanley is platoon leader. He has a platoon sergeant (who is not Saunders) and each squad has a sergeant or corporal in charge. This is Saunders' role, as squad leader. He's a 'buck' sergeant with only three stripes. A platoon sergeant may have as many as five. He gets his orders directly from 2nd Lt. Hanley and passes them on to Saunders and other squad leaders.
@@denisehorner8448 When I was in JROTC in the '70's, a squad was 10 men. Wikipedia says that in WWII, a squad was 12 men. A platoon was typically 4 squads (3 regular, 1 hvy wpns.), plus command. So, 50 some men.
Most fighting units were undermanned due to losses, but a 50% strength unit wasn't typical.
@@denisehorner8448 "Buck" sergeant, not private.
Despite how brilliant United States Military Tactician are it still takes Military Subordinate Personnel to actually Achieve Victories!
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I always thought Kirby was such a jerk. He was but it`s the great acting this show provided. Love it!
Kirby did begin as an immature, egotistical guy with an abrasive personality. As the series progressed however he changed a lot. He matured and learned to think of others besides himself.
Dindin, you do realize there isn't a real Kirby? Kirby is nothing but the imagination of the shows writers, directors and maybe Jack Hogan's
input.
Its truly laughable you think vicious characters "mature" as its
all MAKE BELIEVE.
@@KMK7355 That's what I said. He was a good actor
Saunders must be the most decorated soldier in the history of war.
Oscar Jordan hehe, so many purple hearts, the guy probably wouldn't be able to stand up when the war is over!
Interestingly except for one episode s1/e11 (which was actually the pilot for the show), they never mention medals or ribbons. On that one Saunders wears two rows of ribbons including the Silver Star.
Guess what it's a television show oh really well I wish I would have known
Saunders would have been sent back to the states to train other soldiers. He was too valuable with his experience.
The fact this show went for 152 episodes over 5 years is pretty amazing. In an actual cinema war movie you have 2 hours with 1 set of characters in 1 particular storyline (An exeption being The Big Red One whose storyline covered about 3 years). But here they had to keep coming up with stories that would revolve around the featured guest character. It was all filmed in CA on studio sets and nearby locations so they were limited to what they could base a storyline on, not to mention budget. How many bridges can you blow up, POW camps to esape from, ambushes to get out of, rescue missions to carry out, and make the occasional "light" non-action episode? And on and on. Eventually even something very successful can finally play itself out. As they say, that's show business.
Nice work- "combat production team"
I still can't figure out why you like American WWII movies that portray us fighting against communism and yet you display a murderous commie next to your name!
@@gdblackthorn4137 I randomly picked this post to ask this question: what are those bag like things on the German soldiers' haunches?
In beginning of this show. I like how they show actual film on there shelling.
I wonder what would've happened to a Hans in real life in this scenario: Would he still just be considered a POW, would the US Army induct him somehow -- maybe for intelligence or spying -- or would they simply move him way to the rear, away from the lines, and just force him back into civilian life?
1963 was likely the most idyllic time in U.S. history. Economy was good, civil rights were broadening. The only war was the Cold War. TV/Entertainment like Combat was abundant. Beautiful Muscle cars were conceived in Detroit. The space race soon to be won by the U.S. The U.S had the world by the balls. Then some human devils conspired to assassinate Kennedy and everything changed for the worse. 11/3/63 is Worst day in U.S. history. Worse than all of the others. Glad we still have Combat to appreciate.
Sgt Saunders’s squad got its Purple Heart medals by the pound.
A lot of Deutsch soldiers were thoroughly decent, at least on the western front. This screenplay is HONEST. My Deutsch Ami father killed a lot of his cousins in WW2. A nightmare. Barely survived. Treating German soldiers with fairness & respect is admirable.
"If one of us makes it"....holy bjesus that ain't much of a confidence booster.
Who’s watching this in 2020 and on a iPad?
The real footage unbelievable that type of drops near you say hello to heaven
Cheers to you gr160289!!!!
Lol an actual episode with Rick Jason in it.
We slept by the tank and firing range on unit maneuvers and evaluation at the Grafenwoehr Training Center in Germany but they weren't firing in our direction. The noise was no worse than the high-powered speakers in cars nowadays.
Didn't bring any rifle grenades again; would have been too easy.
Had a friend who was in artillery 155 towed in Nam, said he could lay down and sleep like a baby with fire mission going out!!!!
Interesting camera work in this one.
Oscar Jordan yeah
Film noir!
Barrage stock in Cave is not easy. Its a miracle to surpass that trial.
I always wondered what it feels like to be coward. We have seen a lot of cowards in COMBAT!
Actually mortars were far more deadly..havent seen them in an eposode yet...example 50%+ pf casualties suffered by Canucks were from this very deadly weapon - beloved by all vets..
The real footage of ww2 at the begining of the video is pretty amazing.
Excelente serie recuerdos de mi infancia 😅
Super merci beaucoup
Tell me anything - Mary had a little lamb. Lol
Good one!!!
Sarge mentors reluctant Werhmacht into humanity & his 45cal Thompson instructs the recalcitrant. Sarge carries his "Bawls" in a backpack or they would drag along the ground being so big.
I know. Don't you just love it?
MAUREEN WOOD - Happy belated birthday my dear!!!!
Watching Combat, great way to celebrate it!!! Oh, and not to forget a little cake on the side (s. 3 ep. 15).
Haré Krišna! Super heroic! Nice, wee are the same soul..
Praise Jesus
@ @02:00 I'd be like : "Damn...Lt...can't we ever have an easy day?"
Kilroy was here. 4/16/2021.
has anyone hear Saunders' first name besides Sgt.? Thought he might say it in this episode.
Saunders nickname at home was Chip. It is ref'd in a letter he gets from home about his younger brother enlisting.
Yeah they have not had actors like that since.
rick jason and vic morrow must have fought all the time over who was the starr of this show one min its rick and the next episode its vic, i love the way this show always begins action first then a few min later the titles and credits,alot of shows didnt do that then like they do now.the funny thing is after watching all these episodes,ive learned that a german WILL ALWAYS chase a chicken...god i love this show.....poor headless vic morrow...rip
what do you mean by chicken
chicken - cluck cluck LOL - something to eat.
I was reading articles about the show a couple years ago, what I recall was they were alternating first billing till the last year or two. Early on though, they (and Rick Jason) realized Vic was the top star of the show, and Rick just enjoyed having more time to go skeet shooting or hunting, one of those activities.
That's what I loved about this show when I was a child.
actually they were very close friends and shared the common heritage of both being raised in the jewish faith...
Anybody hear the plane in the background?
Yes I did and in a previous episode I heard a jet fly over!!
There were planes in WW2 and germany was using rockets as well as their jet plane around the time this was set.
Prop plane, possibly another recon plane
Nice try. Love the devotion in all of you to this great classic.
And the next scene Hanley says they did air recon...
Another purple heart for Sgt saunders
Thanks sorry it took so long to learn how to communicate with y'all
I love this episode so much. Such excellent acting from everyone in this and Vic's is even more powerful than usual, especially the hidden fear and raw defiance leading up to Saunders' beating. And yikes, for television that scene must have seemed especially brutal to people in the 60s.
And btw, what is with the Rick Jason bashing I see on so many Combat vids? I've read a lot of comments from him about this show, and he almost always had something meaningful and nice to say about other cast members. I didn't like most of the eps that focused on Hanley either, but that was only because they usually excluded Saunders, whom I love to an unnatural degree.
There's not, another show better than this one. I don't think.but that's just me .appreciate your input. Thanks and goodnight have a good one .
Me too!!!
@@marktoombs6276 your right
I don't understand why 244 folks have voted this down.
Terbaik 🤗
Good one
Sgt Rock comes alive