The Rat Patrol TV show was a war action series about 4 allied commandos who have Jeeps armed with .50 caliber machine guns. They used fast attack tactics to fight against Rommel's tank corps in the North African desert during World War II.
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02x26 The Kill at Koorlea Raid Aired: Mar. 18, 1968A ruthless German general enjoys his breakfast as his prisoners die of exposure. The Rat Patrol are ordered to assassinate this general, nicknamed … [continue reading]
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- John Peyser (10 episodes)
- Lee H. Katzin (7 episodes)
- Robert Sparr (6 episodes)
Writers
- Tom Gries (60 episodes)
- Richard H. Landau (8 episodes)
- Anthony Lawrence (5 episodes)
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Series Fun Facts
- The red cap that Pvt. Hitchcock wears, although it looks like a Civil War Confederate artillery lieutenant's kepi, is actually a French Foreign Legion kepi.
- The hat pin worn by Christopher George (Sgt. Sam Troy) is the pin for the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, which also served in North Africa during WWII.
- The first World War II television series made and telecast entirely in color.
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