Favorite Sub Commander

[Feuer Frei!]

Otto Kretschmer, without a doubt:
In all, he sank 56 ships to become the tonnage king of the German U-Boat service, with a total tonnage of 313,611 tons. This was a remarkable achievement considering that he only spent 18 months at sea in WW2.
Awarded The Knight's Cross on the 4th. of August 1940, Oak Leaves added on the 4th. of November 1940, and Swords added on the 26th. of December 1941.



My second favourite is:
Wolfgang Luth.
Over his time at sea, he sank 221,981 tons of shipping made up from the 47 ships he sent to the bottom.
He came to a tragic end when Admiral Donitz sent him off to the Naval Academy in Flensburg-Murwik to take over command there, he was mistakenly shot by a sentry there, to die on the 14th. of May in 1945.
He was given a State funeral two days later, the only U-Boat Captain to be honoured that way.
Awards:
The Knight's Cross on the 24th. of October 1940, Oak Leaves added on the 13th. of November 1942, Swords added on the 15th. of April 1943, and the final accolade, Diamonds added on the 9th. of August 1943. Wolfgang was one of two U-Boat commanders to gain the Diamonds award to his Knight's Cross.


Both Legends, i salute you