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Rolf Manke (21 December 1915 – 1 March 1944) was the commander of German submarine U-358 which was responsible for the sinking of four Allied ships and one neutral ship.
Rolf Manke | |
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| Born | December 15, 1915 Lichterfelde |
| Died | March 1, 1944 (aged 28) North Atlantic |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1935–1944 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Commands | U-358 |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Early life
editRolf Manke was born on 21 December 1915.[1]
Career
editManke entered the Kriegsmarine in 1935 and was commissioned as Leutnant zur See in 1938. From September 1938 until August 1941 he served with the Luftwaffe. He was in charge of training on U-575 before becoming commander of U-358. In 1943–44, Manke made five patrols in U-358 from his base in St. Nazaire, during which he sank three Allied ships and one neutral ship (and fatally damaged another allied ship so that she had to be scuttled) with a total of 18,945 GRT. According to a sailor who served on U-358, Manke was disliked by the crew as they thought him overly strict. The last patrol of U-358 sailed from St. Nazaire on 14 February 1944. According to the same sailor, the boat came under sustained attack from depth charges on 29 February/1 March and was eventually forced to surface due to foul air, but submerged again when it came under further attack.[2][3][4]
Manke was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class, the U-boat Front Clasp, the U-boat War Badge and the German Cross in Gold.[1]
Death
editManke died on 1 March 1944 in the sinking of U-358.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rolf Manke. uboat.net Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ PART V - U.358. British Interrogation Reports
- ^ Offley, Edward (2012). Turning the Tide: How a Small Band of Allied Sailors Defeated the U-Boats and Won the Battle of the Atlantic. New York: Basic Books. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-465-03164-1.
- ^ Blair, Clay (2012). Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted 1942-45. Phoenix. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-297-86622-0.
Bibliography
edit- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1996). Die Deutschen U-Boot-Kommandanten [The German U-Boat Commanders] (in German). Vol. I. Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn, Germany: E.S. Mittler & Sohn. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-8132-0490-2.
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