Johann-Otto Krieg

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.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (23 September 1941)
 * 1st Class (13 March 1942)
 * U-boat War Badge (1939) (23 September 1941)
 * Wound Badge (1939) in Black (17 April 1945)
 * Italian War Merit Cross (30 March 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold (19 November 1943)
 * Bewährungsabzeichen der Kleinkampfmittel (Small Units Badge) (December 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and chief of Kleinkampfflottille 361