n Allied
Forces mobile division (111th Armor Recon) stationed in the North African Desert during
WWII on the military drama THE RAT PATROL/ABC/1966-68.
The Rat Patrol was assigned to terrorize and destroy the Nazi desert forces (Afrika Korps) led by German Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel.
US Army Sergeant Sam
Troy commanded this elite group which
included US Army Private Mark Hitchcock
["The Kid"], a young recruit with a lot to
learn about fighting; US Army Private Tully
Pettigrew, a charming con artist with a
Southern accent, and Sgt. Jack Moffitt, the
British demolitions expert and archeologist
("Don't call me Sarge!").
Hans Dietrich
Outfitted with two machine gun mounted
Jeeps, The Rat Patrol did their best to
thwart the advances of the German Army in
Africa. Their main nemesis was Hauptman
(Captain) Hans Dietrich.
TRIVIA NOTE: THE RAT PATROL
was based on the real-life exploits of the
WWII British armored car outfit called
"The Long Range Desert Group." The series
was filmed on the deserts of Spain.
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RAT
PATROL/ABC/1966-68 |
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Christopher George |
as
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Sgt. Sam
Troy |
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Gary
Raymond |
as |
Sgt. Jack
Moffitt |
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Lawrence
P. Casey |
as |
Pvt. Mark
Hitchcock |
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Justin
Tarr |
as |
Pvt. Tully
Pettigrew |
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Eric
Braeden (as Hans Gudegast) |
as |
Hauptman
(Captain) Hans Dietrich |
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Manfred
Lating |
as |
Orderly /
Lt. Strum |
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Norbert
Meisel |
as |
Truck
Driver / German Guard |
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Stanley
Adams |
as |
El Gamil |
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Claudine
Longet |
as |
Marianne |
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Michael
Vandever |
as |
Lt. Dorf /
Lt. Reiner |
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