Johann Mohr

Johann Mohr
Born	12 June 1916 Hannover
Died	2 April 1943 (aged 26) Atlantic Ocean 41°02′N 15°39′W / 41.033°N 15.650°W
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1934–43
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands held	U-124
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johann Mohr (12 June 1916 – 2 April 1943) was a captain with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Mohr joined the Reichsmarine in 1934. After serving as first Watch Officer (second-in-command) to Georg-Wilhelm Schulz in U-124 on three patrols, in September 1941 he assumed command of the U-boat on six patrols, and sank 27 merchant ships, for a total of 129,292 GRT of Allied shipping. This includes four ships from Convoy ONS-92 sunk on the night of 12 May 1942, totalling 21,784 tons. Mohr also sank the British light cruiser HMS Dunedin and the Free French corvette Mimosa.^[1]

Mohr was killed when U-124 was sunk with all hands on 2 April 1943 about 500 km (270 nmi) west of Oporto, Portugal, by the British corvette HMS Stonecrop and the sloop HMS Black Swan.^[1]

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)^[2]
• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 November 1939) & 1st Class (4 May 1941)^[2]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (4 May 1941)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 March 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-124^[3]
  • 177th Oak Leaves on 13 January 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-124^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 26 November 1941, 24 March 1942 and 18 June 1942

References

Notes

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Korvettenkapitän Johann Mohr". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 203.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 314.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.

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