Johann-Otto Krieg

Johann-Otto Krieg
Born	14 March 1919 Lomnitz, Lower Silesia
Died	2 January 1999 (aged 79) Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	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 German frigate 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.

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
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)
  • 2nd Class (23 September 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (13 March 1942)^[1]
• 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]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 363.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 274.

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.