The Truce at Aburah Raid

"The Truce at Aburah Raid" is the first episode of the second season of The Rat Patrol. It first aired on September 11, 1967.

This episode introduced a few important changes to the opening credits sequence, making it longer, replacing the actors' still photos with moving clips, a more cowboy-like arrangement of the theme music, several bullet and explosion sound effects, etc.

Synopsis
As the Germans fight the Rat Patrol, a little Arab girl falls down a well. The distraught mother, Marisha (Anna Mizrahi) pleads for help. Sergeant Moffitt translates. Sergeant Troy asks Captain Dietrich if he's willing to help. "Come on, you bloody idiot," Moffitt mutters under his breath.

Troy and Dietrich put down their weapons. Private Hitchcock is lowered into the well with a flashlight. Meanwhile, a German tank that had gotten stuck in the sand is now unstuck. The tank, commanded by Captain Br&uuml;ner (Joseph Turkel), now proceeds to the well but the soldiers aboard that tank don't know what's going on.

Br&uuml;ner's ignorance of the truce threatens the rescue operation. Private Pettigrew goes to the jeep for another flashlight, he gets shot very close to the heart. Once the little girl is safe, the fighting resumes as if the truce had never even happened at all.

Main cast

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

Supporting cast

 * Margot Jane as Kiri
 * Anna Mizrahi as Marisha
 * Joseph Turkel as Captain Br&uuml;ner