Rolf Borchers
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 7,134 GRT |
| Born | 1 Nov 1913 | | Stettin |
| Died | 11 Oct 1988 | (74) | |
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| 1 Apr 1933 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1934 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1936 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1936 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1938 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| 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 for Rolf Borchers
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-226 |
31 Dec 1942 | Kiel |
10 Mar 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 70 days | |
| 2. |
U-226 |
10 Apr 1943 | Lorient |
17 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 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 3, | 16 days | |
| 6. |
U-276 |
18 Apr 1944 | Trondheim |
2 May 1944 | Trondheim |
Patrol 4, | 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 5, | 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 |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 18 Apr 1943 | U-226 | | Fort Rampart | 7,134 |  | br | HX-233 |
| | 7,134 | |
1 ship sunk (7,134 tons). |
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
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