‡Considered a war criminal by the British government.

Rank Name Boat(s) No. of patrols Tonnage sunk
KKpt Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière SM U-35, SM U-139 10 400,000
KptLt Walther Forstmann SM U-12, SM U-39 16 380,000
KKpt Max Valentiner‡ SM U-38, SM U-157 17 300,000
KptLt Hans Rose SM U-53 12 210,000
KptLt Otto Steinbrinck SM UB-10, SM UB-18, SM UB-57, SM UC-65 24 210,000
KptLt Waldemar Kophamel SM U-35, SM U-151, SM U-140 10 190,000
KptLt Walther Schwieger‡ SM U-20, SM U-88 12 190,000
KptLt Hans von Mellenthin SM UB-43, SM UB-49 11 170,000
KptLt Claus Rücker‡ SM U-34, SM U-103 14 170,000
KptLt Otto Wünsche SM U-25, SM U-70, SM U-97 12 160,000
KptLt Reinhold Saltzwedel SM UB-10, SM UB-81, SM UC-21, SM UC-71 12 150,000
Oblt.z.S. Wolfgang Steinbauer SM UB-47, SM UB-48 10 140,000
Oblt.z.S. Konrad Gansser‡ SM U-33, SM U-156 8 140,000
KptLt Robert Moraht SM U-64 9 130,000
KptLt Wilhelm Werner‡ SM U-55 10 130,000
KptLt Leo Hillebrand SM U-16, SM U-46 12 130,000
KptLt Otto Schultze SM U-63 6 130,000
KptLt Rudolf Schneider SM U-24, SM U-87 10 130,000
KptLt Ernest Hashagen SM UB-21, SM U-62 8 130,000
KptLt Kurt Hartwig SM U-32, SM U-63 10 130,000
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