Otto von Schrader

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

• Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class (1 August 1916)
• Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (5 March 1922)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (5 March 1922)
• U-boat War Badge (20 November 1926)
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman War Medal - Turkish: Harp Madalyası) (20 November 1926)
• Knight's Cross with Crown of the Bulgarian Order of Military Merit (20 November 1926)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class (5 May 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1941 as Vizeadmiral and Admiral of the Norwegian West Coast
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 August 1943 as Admiral as commanding admiral of the Norwegian West Coast