| Born | 18 Jun, 1918 | Köningsberg, East Prussia |
| Died | 30 Apr, 1945 | off US coast, Cape Hatteras |
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Ranks
Decorations |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-879 | 27 Jan, 1945 | Kiel | 31 Jan, 1945 | Horten | 5 days | |
| 2. | U-879 | 9 Feb, 1945 | Horten | 10 Feb, 1945 | Kristiansand | 2 days | |
| 3. | U-879 | 11 Feb, 1945 | Kristiansand | 30 Apr, 1945 | Sunk | Patrol, | 79 days |
Ships hit by Erwin Manchen
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 5 Apr, 1945 | U-879 | Atlantic States | 8.537 |  | am | damaged | |
| 8.537 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.