Greatest U-boat Commanders
Karl-Friedrich Merten |
Commanders with Over 100,000 tons sunk eachThese men sank over 820 ships and over 4,6 million tons of allied shipping. Commanders with Over 50,000 tons sunkThis is a compilation of the excellent commanders that didn't quite make it to the "premier league" :) Capital Warships sunkThe Allies lost 2 battleships, 3 aircraft carriers, 3 escort carriers and 6 cruisers to the U-boats. See also largest ships sunk. Special AchievementsThis page will list some of the more spectacular achievements undertaken by U-boat officers in the war. This will include daring attacks, narrow escapes and more. Largest U-boat victimsAllied vessels of roughly 20,000 GRT and larger sunk in the war and the men who sank them. |