Rottenknechte is a 1971 East German five-part television film directed by Frank Beyer. The first part premiered on 8 January 1971 on the East German public channel DFF1, with the other four parts being shown in the same month. The film concentrates on the last days of the German navy during World War II. The title derives from the nickname of the junior of two commanding officers in a pair (Rotte) of submarines. The leader is the Rottenführer ("pair leader"), and his subordinate is the Rottenknecht ("pair servant").

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1971 films

1971 German television series debuts

1971 German television series endings

East German films

Television in East Germany

1970s German television miniseries

Films directed by Frank Beyer

Films set in the Baltic Sea

1970s German-language films

German-language television shows

World War II naval films

World War II television drama series

German drama television films

Rottenknechte