Submarine ace

A submarine ace (subsea ace, undersea ace, sub ace, U-boat ace) is a submarine commander who has sunk 100,000 tons or more in kills.[1][2][3]

In World War I, U-boat commanders upon sinking 100,000 tons became U-boat aces.[4] In World War II, U-boat commanders upon sinking 100,000 tons and becoming U-boat aces, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (RK), under the points system instituted by Adolf Hitler.[5] Those who exceeded 200,000 tons were eligible for the Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves [6]

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References

  1. "We captured a U-boat" by Daniel V. Gallery (1957)
  2. Washington Post, "War & Ambivalence" by Ken Ringle, 22 April 2001
  3. "Business in Great Waters: The U-Boat Wars, 1916-1945" by John Terraine (1989)
  4. "The U-Boat Ace of Aces" by William Langenberg (2004)
  5. "The U-Boat Wars" by Edwin Hoyt (1984)
  6. "Battle of the Atlantic" by Bernard Ireland (2003)

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