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Otto von Schrader

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Born(1888-03-18)18 March 1888
Lyck, East Prussia, German Empire (modern Poland)
Died19 July 1945(1945-07-19) (aged 57)
Otto von Schrader
Otto von Schrader (5th from left)
Born(1888-03-18)18 March 1888
Lyck, East Prussia, German Empire (modern Poland)
Died19 July 1945(1945-07-19) (aged 57)
Allegiance German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Branch Imperial German Navy
 Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Service years1907–45
RankAdmiral
CommandsSM UB-35
SM UC-31
SM UB-64
SM U-53
light cruiser Königsberg
ConflictsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight'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 totalling 54,663 gross register tons (GRT), a further 6 ships damaged, totalling 52,333 GRT, including SS Justicia, and one ship of 336 GRT taken as a prize.[1] 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.

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