Otto von Schrader
Otto von Schrader | |
|---|---|
 Otto von Schrader (5th from left) | |
| Born | 18 March 1888 |
| Died | 19 July 1945 (aged 57) Bergen, Norway |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1907–45 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Unit | SMS Zähringen SMS Rheinland SMS Loreley SMS Thetis SMS Nymphe SMS Hessen |
| Commands | SM UB-35 SM UC-31 SM UB-64 SM U-53 light cruiser Königsberg |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Otto von Schrader (18 March 1888 – 19 July 1945) was an Admiral in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. As a U boat commander during World War I he was credited with the sinking of 57 ships for a total of 54,655 gross register tons (GRT), a further 6 ships damaged for a total of 52,333 GRT, including SS Justicia, and one ship taken as prize for a total of 336 GRT. Schrader was taken prisoner of war in Norway at the end of World war II. He committed suicide in Norwegian captivity on 19 July 1945.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class (1 August 1916)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (5 March 1922)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (5 March 1922)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (20 November 1926)[1]
- Gallipoli Star (Ottoman War Medal - Template:Lang-tr) (20 November 1926)[1]
- Knight's Cross with Crown of the Bulgarian Order of Military Merit (20 November 1926)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (5 May 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1941 as Vizeadmiral and Admiral of the Norwegian West Coast[2]
- Minesweeper War Badge (1941)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 August 1943 as Admiral as commanding admiral of the Norwegian West Coast[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Michael Böcker: "Admiral Otto von Schrader (1888-1945). Marineoffizier in der Zeit der Weltkriege." Dissertation in Form einer Biografie, Wuppertal April 2015, 352.S ISBN 978-3-00-048402-5
- Dörr, Manfred (1996) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Ełk
- People from East Prussia
- U-boat commanders (Imperial Navy)
- Reichsmarine personnel
- German military personnel of World War I
- Admirals of the Kriegsmarine
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal
- Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal
- Knights of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by Norway
- Prisoners who died in Norwegian detention
- German military personnel who committed suicide
- Suicides in Norway
- People who committed suicide in prison custody
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class