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The Big Attack - Combat Heroes of WWII Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

13 Episodes 1956 - 1956

Episode 1

Big Slim

Sun, Jan 1, 195627 mins

When the aviation legend Sgt. Fred "Big Slim" Richardson was struck by thirty-six pieces of shrapnel, he didn't fold but instead, he soldiered on.

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Episode 2

The Rough Riders

Fri, Oct 12, 1956

An armored car unit raids a town 50 miles behind German lines, to draw out enemy forces.

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Episode 3

Five Men of Steel

Fri, Oct 19, 1956

The crew of a forward observation tank must hold out in a German village to expose enemy forces.

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Episode 4

Rugged Company K

Fri, Oct 26, 1956

Company K, aka The Big Red One, has heroic losses to take out a German outpost.

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Episode 5

The Mute

Fri, Nov 2, 1956

A stranded paratrooper impersonates a deaf mute, to help the local French resistance.

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Episode 6

Private Lopez

Fri, Nov 9, 1956

Tex-Mex Pvt Lopez supports his recon squad against German tanks and infantry.

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Episode 7

One Demerit to Go

Fri, Nov 16, 1956

Sgt Carroll struggles to graduate from the U.S. Non-Commissioned Officers Academy in Munich.

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Episode 8

Deferred Bride

Fri, Nov 23, 1956

A civilian nurse joins the U.S. Army to be closer to her fiance', a combat officer in Europe.

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Episode 9

The Little Private

Fri, Nov 30, 1956

A little scout gets a bazooka to fight off a German attack on his small group in a town during the Battle of the Bulge.

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Episode 10

The Valiant Few

Fri, Dec 7, 1956

A chaplain and combat medic jump with paratroops on D-Day, risking their lives alongside the fighters and the wounded.

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Episode 11

The Invisible Soldier

Fri, Dec 14, 1956

In the Battle of the Bulge, a forward artillery observer is essential to stop German tanks, but how can he become invisible to them?

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Episode 12

Take Command

Fri, Dec 21, 1956

Easy Company gets a new lieutenant and also a new sergeant as battlefield promotions.

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Episode 13

Ma Horner

Fri, Dec 28, 1956

Sgt Horner's outfit includes the veteran character Cassidy, and their platoon must capture a German command post.

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