| Born | 1 Apr, 1906 | Berlin-Charlottenburg |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| 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
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-42 | 2 Oct, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 13 Oct, 1939 | Sunk | Patrol, | 12 days |
Ships hit by Rolf Dau
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 13 Oct, 1939 | U-42 | Stonepool | 4.803 |  | br | OB-17 | damaged |
| 4.803 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Books dealing with this subject include: Mein Leben, Raeder, Erich, 1956 (transl.) |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.