| Born | 1 Nov, 1913 | Stettin |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-149 | 1 Dec, 1941 | - | 31 Jul, 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-226 | 1 Aug, 1942 | - | 26 Jul, 1943 | 2 patrols (108 days) |
| U-276 | 20 Oct, 1943 | - | 18 Jul, 1944 | 3 patrols (49 days) |
| U-2515 | Jul, 1944 | - | Sep, 1944 | No war patrols (Baubelehrung CO) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-226 | 31 Dec, 1942 | Kiel | 10 Mar, 1943 | Lorient | Patrol, | 70 days |
| 2. | U-226 | 10 Apr, 1943 | Lorient | 17 May, 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 38 days |
| 3. | U-276 | 28 Feb, 1944 | Kiel | 2 Mar, 1944 | Bergen | 4 days | |
| 4. | U-276 | 13 Mar, 1944 | Bergen | 16 Mar, 1944 | Trondheim | 4 days | |
| 5. | U-276 | 22 Mar, 1944 | Trondheim | 6 Apr, 1944 | Trondheim | Patrol, | 16 days |
| 6. | U-276 | 18 Apr, 1944 | Trondheim | 2 May, 1944 | Trondheim | Patrol, | 15 days |
| 7. | U-276 | 24 May, 1944 | Trondheim | 25 May, 1944 | Trondheim | 2 days | |
| 8. | U-276 | 28 May, 1944 | Trondheim | 31 May, 1944 | Stavanger | 4 days | |
| 9. | U-276 | 8 Jun, 1944 | Stavanger | 25 Jun, 1944 | Stavanger | Patrol, | 18 days |
| 10. | U-276 | 28 Jun, 1944 | Stavanger | 28 Jun, 1944 | Bergen | 1 days | |
| 11. | U-276 | 1 Jul, 1944 | Bergen | 6 Jul, 1944 | Kiel | 6 days | |
| 5 patrols, 157 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Rolf Borchers
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 18 Apr, 1943 | U-226 | Fort Rampart | 7.134 |  | br | HX-233 | |
| 7.134 | |||||||
* 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.