Combat! (1963): S02E02 – Bridgehead

Introduction Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in Combat! was depicted on-screen as a stylised bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. Outline Sergeant Saunders and his…

Andrew Marshall

10/01/2022

1–2 minutes

Action, Drama, Infantry, Military TV Series, US Army, War, World War Two

Introduction

Combat! is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in Combat! was depicted on-screen as a stylised bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II.

Outline

Sergeant Saunders and his squad are assigned to take a strategic heavily protected bridgehead in fifty-five minutes since a convoy needs to cross with no delay. Sergeant Sunders plots a suicidal plan while his men question the order. Will they succeed in his plan?

Combat! Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 24 September 1963.
Rating: Unknown.
Running Time: 60 minutes.
Country: US.
Language: English.