Factual error: The tanks, half-tracks and self-propelled guns are modern American vehicles painted in a a bright yellow color rather than a muted desert sand color. The only vehicles which actually did see action in North Africa in WW2 would have been the M-7 Priest Gun Motor Carriage and the M3 half-tracks being used by the Germans in "The Rat Patrol."
The Rat Patrol (1966)
1 factual error in show generally - chronological order
Starring: Christopher George, Eric Braeden, Gary Raymond, Lawrence P. Casey
Revealing mistake: When Sgt. Troy throws the grenade at the Gestapo agents barricaded behind the table, it is thrown wide right, yet the pyrotechnic explosion is dead center of the table barricade.
Sgt. Sam Troy: Let's shake it.
The Double or Nothing Raid - S1-E28
Trivia: A German soldier in a guard tower scanning with a searchlight is a scene lifted from "Hogan's Heroes."
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