Rottenknechte
6 May 1945: The four deserters Schilling, Gail, Wehrmann and Schwalenberg are picked up by Danish resistance fighters and handed over to their unit. Meanwhile, the signing of the partial surrender with the Americans also takes place. The British leave the German commanders in charge of maintaining order in the troops and in the POW camps. After the flag has been taken down and the unconditional total surrender has taken place, the four deserters are sentenced like their fellow sufferers from M612, three of them are shot, practically as the last official act of the high officers, who immediately afterwards offer their experience to the Western Allies. At the same time in Kurland, in the general chaos, Captain Lieutenant Klose organizes the escape of SS units.
- Runtime
- 5h 40m
- Released
- 1971
Details
Release year: 1971
Storyline
6 May 1945: The four deserters Schilling, Gail, Wehrmann and Schwalenberg are picked up by Danish resistance fighters and handed over to their unit. Meanwhile, the signing of the partial surrender with the Americans also takes place. The British leave the German commanders in charge of maintaining order in the troops and in the POW camps. After the flag has been taken down and the unconditional total surrender has taken place, the four deserters are sentenced like their fellow sufferers from M612, three of them are shot, practically as the last official act of the high officers, who immediately afterwards offer their experience to the Western Allies. At the same time in Kurland, in the general chaos, Captain Lieutenant Klose organizes the escape of SS units.
Top credits
- Helmut Schellhardt — Rudolf Petersen
- Alexander Wikarski — Klaus Lohmann
- Jürgen Böhm — Self - Sprecher
- Hans-Georg Knörich — Self - Sprecher