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Mohr, Johann

Date of birth:
June 12th, 1916 (Hannover/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
April 2nd, 1943 (West of Oporton North Atlantic Ocean)
Mentioned on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Johann Mohr was posthumously promoted to Korvettenkapitän.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 29th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 26th, 1941
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1942
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant
Unit:
Kommandant, U 124, 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
March 27th, 1942
Awarded for sinking 15 ships with 63032 GRT and damaging a further 3 with 26167 GRT over the course of 4 war patrols. Among his total of sunk ships included the British light cruiser “HMS Dunedin”, which was hit on 24.11.1941.

107th Award.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 18th, 1942
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant, U 124, 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
January 13th, 1943
The following newspaper article (dated 16./17.01.1943) describes why Mohr received the Oakleaves…

“35 Ships with 188000 GRT Sunk:

The Führer likewise awarded the Oakleaves to Kapitänleutnant Johann Mohr, captain of a U-Boat, as the 177th soldier to be so honoured.

Kapitänleutnant Mohr sunk the British cruiser ‘Dunedin’ (4850 GRT) as well as 16 armed enemy merchant ships with 103405 GRT. After being awarded the Knight’s Cross on the 27.03.1942, Kapitänleutnant Mohr went on to sink an additional 17 armed enemy merchant ships with 84600 GRT. Kapitänleutnant Mohr is a brilliant U-Boat captain who demonstrated outstanding tactical acumen right from his very first war patrol, during which he attacked two heavily guarded convoys that were en-route to Gibraltar. Mohr’s outstanding successes are attributable to the bold and skillful employment of his U-Boat as well as his mastery of any situation.”

177th Award.
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes
Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1939
Spanienkreuz, Bronze

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