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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: | '''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: | ||
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== #5: Victor Schütze (1906-1950) == | |||
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The Aces of the Deep were the top ten German U-Boat commanders during WWII, based on the tonnage of merchant ships they sunk. The currently accepted list is as follows:
#1: Otto Kretschmer (1912-1998)
Also known as "Silent Otto" for his talents for eluding allied Warships.
Sunk 40 merchant ships, for a total of 256,684 tons
#2: Wolfgang Lüth (1913-1945)
Sunk 46 merchant ships, for a total of 225,204 tons.
#3: Erich Topp (1914-)
Served as an advisor for the U-Boat simulation Silent Hunter II.
Sunk 34 merchant ships for a total of 197,233 tons.
#4: Heinrich Liebe (1908-1997)
Sunk 34 merchant ships for a total of 187,267 tons.
#5: Victor Schütze (1906-1950)
Sunk 35 merchant ships for a total of 180,073 tons.
#6: Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911-1986)
One of his patrols was Documented in the novel and film Das Boot with his boat, U-96.
Sunk 24 merchant ships for a total of 170,237 tons.
#7: Karl-Friedrich Merten (1905-1993)
Sunk 27 merchant ships for a total of 170,151 tons.
#8: Herbert Schultze (1909-1987)
Was the most well known commander to the Allied forces during the war.
Sunk 26 merchant ships for a total of 169,709 tons.
#9: Günther Prien (1908-1941)
Became a national hero after he infiltrated Scapa Flow and sunk the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.
Sunk 30 merchant ships for a total of 162,768 tons.
#10: Georg Lassen (1915-)
Sunk 26 ships for a total of 156,082.