The Love Thine Enemy Raid

"The Love Thine Enemy Raid" is the fifth episode of the second season of The Rat Patrol. It first aired on October 9, 1967.

Synopsis
Sergeant Troy accidentally shoots Gerta (Susanne Cramer), a German nurse. She's in serious need of medical attention. They could take her to Gambazi, but that's 80 miles away and she might not survive long enough to get there. There's a German field hospital six miles away, but they can't just drop her off there.

The mission is complicated when Gerta and the Rat Patrol learn about a planned Allied attack that requires the element of surprise. If Gerta tells the Germans about that attack, hundreds of men will die, Sergeant Moffitt points out. But Troy can't bring himself to leave Gerta to die. Neither can Moffitt.

So the Rat Patrol approach the German field hospital, knock out a couple of the guards and Troy and Moffitt take their uniforms. Then they bring the girl to the operating tent. It goes well. A German officer asks Moffitt some questions and Moffitt's able to give good answers.

But when another German officer asks Troy a direct question, Troy and Moffitt are forced to reveal who they are and make their escape.

The planned Allied attack is a success. Gerta did not blab what she knew. Or maybe she died before she could be debriefed. There's no way for the Rat Patrol to know what happened to her one way or the other.

Main cast

 * Christopher George as Sergeant Sam Troy
 * Gary Raymond as Sergeant Jack Moffitt
 * Hans Gudegast as Hauptmann Hans Dietrich (credit only)
 * Lawrence Casey as Private Mark T. Hitchcock
 * Justin Tarr as Private Tully Pettigrew

Supporting cast

 * Robert Champion as Lt. Br&uuml;ner
 * Susanne Cramer as Gerta
 * Guy Danfort as Dr. Brahms
 * Hans Difflipp as Captain Kr&uuml;ger
 * Carl Crow as Sergeant Meade