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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:
Otto Kretschmer
Otto Kretschmer is the most successful person in the Aces of the Deep, sinking 40 merchant ships totally weighing 256,684 tons.
Born on May 1, 1912 in in Heidau, Liegnitz and died on August 5, 1998, Kretschmer was also known as "Silent Otto" for his talents for eluding allied Warships.
Kretschmer drove U-35, U-23, and U-99 during his work in the navy.
Kretschmer
#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.