Johann-Otto Krieg
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
| Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 15,837 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6,671 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,472 GRT |
| Born | 14 Mar 1919 | Somnitz, Riesengebirge | |
| Died | 2 Jan 1999 | (79) |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-142 | 13 Sep 1942 | 24 Dec 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-81 | 25 Dec 1942 | 9 Jan 1944 | 8 patrols (148 days) |
Personal information
Johann-Otto Krieg left the U-81 in January 1944 and then joined the midget submarine service and was Commander in the K-Verband Flotilla 361 from March to July 1944. During that time he was awarded his Knights Cross. He served as a staff and training officer in the midget submarine service (K-Verband) until the end of the war.
Patrol info for Johann-Otto Krieg
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-81 | 30 Jan 1943 | Pola | 19 Feb 1943 | Salamis | Patrol 1, | 21 days | |
| 2. | U-81 | 6 Mar 1943 | Salamis | 7 Apr 1943 | Pola | Patrol 2, | 33 days | |
| 3. | U-81 | 6 Jun 1943 | Pola | 4 Jul 1943 | Salamis | Patrol 3, | 29 days | |
| 4. | U-81 | 14 Jul 1943 | Salamis | 25 Jul 1943 | Pola | Patrol 4, | 12 days | |
| 5. | U-81 | 1 Aug 1943 | Pola | 10 Aug 1943 | Pola | Patrol 5, | 10 days | |
| 6. | U-81 | 20 Sep 1943 | Pola | 13 Oct 1943 | Pola | Patrol 6, | 24 days | |
| 7. | U-81 | 10 Nov 1943 | Pola | 23 Nov 1943 | Pola | Patrol 7, | 14 days | |
| 8. | U-81 | 30 Dec 1943 | Pola | 3 Jan 1944 | Pola | Patrol 8, | 5 days | |
| 8 patrols, 148 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Johann-Otto Krieg
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 10 Feb 1943 | U-81 |  | Saroena (d.) | 6,671 |  | nl | |
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Al Kasbanah | 110 |  | ag | ||
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Dolphin | 135 |  | pl | ||
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Husni | 107 |  | lb | ||
| 11 Feb 1943 | U-81 | Sabah el Kheir | 36 | | ag | ||
| 20 Mar 1943 | U-81 | Bourghieh | 244 | | ag | ||
| 20 Mar 1943 | U-81 | Mawahab Allah | 77 |  | sy | ||
| 28 Mar 1943 | U-81 | Rousdi | 133 | | ag | ||
| 17 Jun 1943 | U-81 | | Yoma | 8,131 |  | br | GTX-2 |
| 25 Jun 1943 | U-81 | Nisr | 80 | | ag | ||
| 26 Jun 1943 | U-81 | Nelly | 80 | | sy | ||
| 26 Jun 1943 | U-81 | Toufic Allah | 75 | | sy | ||
| 27 Jun 1943 | U-81 | Michalios | 3,742 |  | gr | ||
| 22 Jul 1943 | U-81 | Empire Moon (t.) | 7,472 | | br | ||
| 18 Nov 1943 | U-81 | Empire Dunstan | 2,887 | | br | AH-9 | |
| 29,980 | |||||||
14 ships sunk (23,309 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,671 tons). Legend | |||||||
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.