| Born | 22 Dec 1914 | Habelschwerdt, Silesia | |
| Died | 19 Dec 1997 | (82) |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-143 | 19 Nov 1941 | 7 Apr 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-758 | 5 May 1942 | 3 Apr 1944 | 5 patrols (209 days) |
| U-3002 | 6 Aug 1944 | 24 Sep 1944 | No war patrols |
| U-3007 | 22 Oct 1944 | 24 Feb 1945 | No war patrols |
| U-3008 | Mar, 1945 | 8 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Personal information
Helmut Manseck took the second type XXI U-boat, the U-3008, out to sea, from Wilhelmshaven, just before the war ended but that is not considered a war patrol.
Helmut Manseck rejoined the Bundesmarne after the war.
Patrol info for Helmut Manseck
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-758 | 14 Nov 1942 | Kiel | 24 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 1, | 41 days | |
| 2. | U-758 | 14 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire | 30 Mar 1943 | Bordeaux | Patrol 2, | 45 days | |
| 3. | U-758 | 15 May 1943 | Bordeaux | 16 May 1943 | Bordeaux | Patrol 3, | 2 days | |
| 4. | U-758 | 26 May 1943 | Bordeaux | 25 Jun 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 3, | 31 days | |
| 5. | U-758 | 1 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 24 Oct 1943 | Lorient | Patrol 4, | 54 days | |
| 6. | U-758 | 16 Dec 1943 | Lorient | 20 Jan 1944 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 5, | 36 days | |
| 5 patrols, 209 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Helmut Manseck
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-758 | James Oglethorpe | 7,176 |  | am | HX-229 | |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-758 |  | Zaanland | 6,813 |  | nl | HX-229 |
| 13,989 | |||||||
2 ships sunk (13,989 tons). Legend | |||||||
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.