Johann-Otto Krieg
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Johann-Otto Krieg
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Born | 14 March 1919 Lomnitz, Lower Silesia |
Died | 2 January 1999 (aged 79) Bonn |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Luftwaffe (to 1942) Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1937–45 1956–75 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Fregattenkapitän (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | SSS Horst Wessel battleship Schleswig-Holstein cruiser Nürnberg |
Commands held | U-142 U-81 Kleinkampfflottille 361 cruiser Emden |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Johann-Otto Krieg (14 March 1919 – 2 January 1999) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He first served as 2nd watch officer on U-81 then under the command of Friedrich Guggenberger before taking command of the U-boat. He was born in Lommitz in the district of Hirschberg/Silesia. He later served in the Bundesmarine of the Bundeswehr. During World War II he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his command of the Kleinkampfflottille 361.
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Summary of career
Ships attacked
As commander of U-81, Krieg is credited with the sinking of 13 merchant ships totaling 15,837 gross register tons (GRT), damaging another ship of 7,472 GRT that it had to be considered a total loss, and further damaging a ships of 6,671 GRT.
Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
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10 February 1943 | Saroena | United Kingdom | 6,671 | Damaged |
11 February 1943 | Al Kasbanah* | Egypt | 110 | Sunk |
11 February 1943 | Dolphin* | Palestine | 135 | Sunk |
11 February 1943 | Husni* | Lebanon | 107 | Sunk |
11 February 1943 | Sabah al Kheir* | Egypt | 36 | Sunk |
20 March 1943 | Bourgheih* | Egypt | 244 | Sunk |
20 March 1943 | Mawahab Allah* | Syria | 77 | Sunk |
28 March 1943 | Rouisdi* | Egypt | 133 | Sunk |
17 June 1943 | Yoma | United Kingdom | 8,131 | Sunk |
25 June 1943 | Nisr* | Egypt | 80 | Sunk |
26 June 1943 | Nelly* | Syria | 80 | Sunk |
26 June 1943 | Toufic Allah* | Syria | 75 | Sunk |
27 June 1943 | Michalios | Greece | 3,742 | Sunk |
22 July 1943 | Empire Moon | United Kingdom | 7,472 | Total loss |
18 November 1943 | Empire Dunstan | United Kingdom | 2,887 | Sunk |
* Sailing vessel
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (23 September 1941)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (17 April 1945)[1]
- Italian War Merit Cross (30 March 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (19 November 1943)
- Bewährungsabzeichen der Kleinkampfmittel (Small Units Badge) (December 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and chief of Kleinkampfflottille 361[2]
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