Otto von Schrader

Otto von Schrader
Otto von Schrader (5th from left)
Born (1888-03-18)18 March 1888
Lyck, East Prussia, German Empire (modern Poland)
Died 19 July 1945(1945-07-19) (aged 57)
Bergen, Norway
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Imperial German Navy
 Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1907–45
Rank Admiral
Commands held 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 a German admiral during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. 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

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dörr 1996, p. 236.
  2. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 423.
  3. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 682.

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 [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. .
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