Rolf Manke

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 17,753 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,192 tons

Born  21 Dec 1915 Berlin-Lichterfelde
Died  1 Mar 1944(28)North Atlantic

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Ranks

5 Apr 1935Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1936Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

14 Feb 1944German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-358 15 Aug 1942 1 Mar 1944  (+)  5 patrols (246 days) 

Patrol info for Rolf Manke


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-358 12 Jan 1943  Kiel  14 Jan 1943  Kristiansand  Patrol 1,3 days
2. U-358 16 Jan 1943  Kristiansand  8 Mar 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,52 days
3. U-358 11 Apr 1943  St. Nazaire  15 May 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 2,35 days
4. U-358 10 Jun 1943  St. Nazaire  1 Sep 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 3,84 days
5. U-358 23 Oct 1943  St. Nazaire  16 Dec 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 4,55 days
6. U-358 14 Feb 1944  St. Nazaire  1 Mar 1944  Sunk  Patrol 5,17 days
5 patrols, 246 days at sea

Ships hit by Rolf Manke

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
22 Jan 1943U-358 Neva1,456swUR-59
26 Jan 1943U-358 Nortind8,221nwHX-223
5 May 1943U-358 Bristol City2,864brONS-5
5 May 1943U-358 Wentworth5,212brONS-5
 
1 Mar 1944U-358 HMS Gould (K 476)1,192br
 18,945

5 ships sunk (18,945 tons).

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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.

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