Erwin Manchen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship damaged for a total of 8,537 GRT |
| Born | 18 Jun 1918 | | Königsberg, East Prussia |
| Died | 30 Apr 1945 | (26) | off US coast, Cape Hatteras |
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Erwin Manchen
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Feb 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-879 | 19 Apr 1944 | 30 Apr 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (79 days) |
Patrol info for Erwin Manchen
| | 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 1, | 79 days | |
Ships hit by Erwin Manchen
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 5 Apr 1945 | U-879 |  | Atlantic States (d.) | 8,537 |  | am | |
| | 8,537 | |
1 ship damaged (8,537 tons). Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
