The Rat Patrol - Season 1 - Eps 7: The Blind Man's Bluff Raid
During a skirmish with the Germans, Troy suffers a concussion from an explosion. He ends up alone and lost in the desert. By the time he is found he has a terrible case of sunblindness. Unknown to Troy, though, his ""rescue"" has been by a German unit that is pretending to be Americans so they can coax Troy to tell him where the rest of the Rat Patrol is. Dietrich is the engineer behind this ploy.In the end, recovering from the sunblindness in the nick of time, Troy escapes.
About The Rat Patrol
Title: The Rat Patrol
First Air Date: 1966-09-12
Last Air Date: 1968-03-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 58
Network: ABC
Genres: Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Production Companies: United Artists Television, Tom Gries Productions
Synopsis
The exploits of four Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted Afrika Korps".
Cast
Christopher George
Sgt. Sam Troy
Gary Raymond
Sgt. Jack Moffitt
Eric Braeden
Capt. Hans Dietrich
Lawrence P. Casey
Pvt. Mark Hitchcock
Justin Tarr
Pvt. Tully Pettigrew
Morgan Jones
Capt. Boggs
