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	'''The Aces of the Deep''' were the top ten ] ] commanders during ], based on the tonnage of merchant ships they sunk. The currently accepted list is as follows:

	== #1: ] (1912-1998) ==
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	Also known as "Silent Otto" for his talents for eluding allied Warships.

	Sunk 40 merchant ships, for a total of 256,684 tons
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	== #2: ] (1913-1945) ==
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	Sunk 46 merchant ships, for a total of 225,204 tons.
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	== #3: Erich Topp (1914-) ==
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	Served as an advisor for the U-Boat simulation ].

	Sunk 34 merchant ships for a total of 197,233 tons.
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	== #4: Heinrich Liebe (1908-1997) ==
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	Sunk 34 merchant ships for a total of 187,267 tons.
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	== #5: Victor Schütze (1906-1950) ==
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	Sunk 35 merchant ships for a total of 180,073 tons.
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	== #6: ] (1911-1986) ==
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	One of his patrols was Documented in the novel and film ] with his boat, ].

	Sunk 24 merchant ships for a total of 170,237 tons.
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	== #7: Karl-Friedrich Merten (1905-1993) ==
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	Sunk 27 merchant ships for a total of 170,151 tons.
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	== #8: Herbert Schultze (1909-1987) ==
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	Was the most well known commander to the ] forces during the war.

	Sunk 26 merchant ships for a total of 169,709 tons.
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	== #9: ] (1908-1941) ==
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	Became a national hero after he infiltrated ] and sunk the British battleship ].

	Sunk 30 merchant ships for a total of 162,768 tons.
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	== #10: Georg Lassen (1915-) ==
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	Sunk 26 ships for a total of 156,082.
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