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Rolf Dau

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 26)


Successes
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,803 GRT

Born  1 Apr 1906 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Ranks

1 Apr 1926Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr 1928Fähnrich zur See
1 May 1930Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1930Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1932Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1936Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1941Korvettenkapitän
1 Jan 1945Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-5 31 Aug 1935 27 Sep 1936   No war patrols 
U-31 28 Dec 1936 8 Nov 1938   No war patrols 
U-42 15 Jul 1939 13 Oct 1939   1 patrol (12 days) 

Patrol info for Rolf Dau


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-42 2 Oct 1939  Wilhelmshaven  13 Oct 1939  Sunk  Patrol 1,12 days

Ships hit by Rolf Dau

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
13 Oct 1939U-42 Stonepool (d.)4,803brOB-17
 4,803

1 ship damaged (4,803 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.



The secret in building 26
Debrosse. Jim


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Books dealing with this subject include:

Mein Leben. Raeder, Erich, 1956. (transl.)
The secret in building 26. Debrosse. Jim, 2004.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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