| Born | 15 Jun, 1914 | Strehlen, Silesia |
| Died | 15 Jul, 1943 | Jamaica |
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Ranks
Decorations |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-759 | 2 Feb, 1943 | Kiel | 14 Mar, 1943 | Lorient | Patrol, | 41 days |
| 2. | U-759 | 7 Jun, 1943 | Lorient | 15 Jul, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 39 days |
| 2 patrols, 80 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Rudolf Friedrich
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 5 Jul, 1943 | U-759 | Maltran | 3.513 |  | am | GTMO-134 | |
| 7 Jul, 1943 | U-759 | Poelau Roebiah | 9.251 |  | nl | TAG-70 | |
| 12.764 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
 In Peril On The Sea Bell, R.W. and Lockerbie, D.Bruce Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
Books dealing with this subject include: The Faustball Tunnel, Moore, John Hammond, 1978 Goodnight, Sorry for Sinking You, Barker, Ralph, 1984 In Peril On The Sea, Bell, R.W. and Lockerbie, D.Bruce, 1984  Trzecia torpeda, Dyjeta, Henryk, 1973  A Última Viagem do Lobo Cinzento, Fortes, Telmo, 1999  Unterseeboot U 196, Mielke, Otto, 1956 Wolf, Vause, Jordan, 1997 (transl.) |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.