(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Admiral Otto von Schrader
Born: 18 Mar 1888 in Lyck, East Prussia (Ostpreußen)
Died: 19 Jul 1945 in Bergen, Norway (Suicide)
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (06 Apr 1907); Leutnant zur See (30 Sep 1909); Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1912); Kapitänleutenant (26 Apr 1917); Korvettenkapitän (01 Apr 1926); Fregattenkapitän (01 Feb 1931); Kapitän zur See (01 Apr 1933); Konteradmiral (01 Apr 1937); Vizeadmiral (01 Nov 1939); Admiral (01 Mar 1942)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Seekadett, Attended Basic-Training and on Board the School-Ship ‘Stosch’ (01 Apr 1906-31 Mar 1907)
Naval-School and Special-Briefings (01 Apr 1907-30 Sep 1908)
2nd Radio-Officer on the Liner ‘Zähringen’ (01 Oct 1908-20 Sep 1910)
1st Radio-Officer on the Liner ‘Rheinland’ (21 Sep 1910-30 Sep 1911)
Company-Officer in the II. Torpedo-Division (01 Oct 1911-14 Mar 1914)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (04 Jan 1912-20 Sep 1912)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (03 Mar 1913-05 Mar 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (06 Apr 1913-23 May 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 107’ (24 May 1913-23 Aug 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (31 Aug 1913-13 Sep 1913)
At the same time, Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘G 112’ (01 Dec 1913-17 Dec 1913)
First Officer on the Special-Ship ‘Loreley’ (31 Mar 1914-05 Aug 1914)
Commandant of the Auxiliary-Ship ‘Corcovado’ (06 Aug 1914-26 Aug 1914)
Signals-Officer with the Bosporus-Fortifications (27 Aug 1914-03 Sep 1914)
Commandant of the Ottoman Torpedo-Boat-Flotilla (04 Sep 1914-31 Mar 1916)
Submarine-Training at the Submarine-School (01 Apr 1916-25 Sep 1916)
At the same time, Commandant of the Submarine ‘UB 28’ (18 Aug 1916-25 Sep 1916)
Commandant of ‘UB 35’ of the II. Submarine-Flotilla (26 Sep 1916-05 Nov 1916)
Commandant of ‘UC 31’ of the I. Submarine-Flotilla (14 Nov 1916-20 Jul 1917)
Commandant of ‘UB 64’ of the V. Submarine-Flotilla (05 Aug 1917-07 Aug 1918)
Commandant of ‘U 53’ of the V. Submarine-Flotilla (08 Aug 1918-29 Nov 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the II. Naval-Inspection then of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (30 Nov 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Detached to the Ships-Inspection-Commission in Hamburg (06 Jan 1919-24 Mar 1919)
With the Naval-Division Kiel then the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (25 Mar 1919-01 Jul 1920)
Commandant of the Torpedo-Boat ‘T 152’ of the I. Baltic-Sea-Minesweeper-Flotilla (21 Jul 1920-24 Oct 1920)
Company-Leader in the Coastal-Defence-Battalion V (25 Oct 1920-14 Jun 1921)
Detached to the Staff of the Commander of Sea Forces of the Baltic Sea (15 Jun 1921-09 Oct 1921)
Navigations-Officer in the Cruiser ‘Medusa’ (10 Oct 1921-09 Apr 1923)
Detached to the Staff of the 6th Division/Military-District-Command VI Münster (14 Apr 1923-30 Aug 1923)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the North Sea (31 Aug 1923-17 Sep 1923)
Adjutant of the Commander Cuxhaven (18 Sep 1923-02 Nov 1924)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Thetis’ (03 Nov 1924-30 Nov 1924)
First Officer on the Cruiser ‘Nymphe’ (30 Nov 1924-16 Feb 1925)
Placed to the Disposal of Fleet Command then of the Commander Swinemünde (17 Feb 1925-17 May 1925)
Detached for Service to the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (18 May 1925-11 Sep 1925)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the North Sea (12 Sep 1925-23 Apr 1928)
Commander of the II. Naval-Artillery-Battalion (24 Apr 1928-26 Sep 1929)
First Officer on the Liner ‘Hessen’ (27 Sep 1929-05 Oct 1931)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Naval-Station of the Baltic Sea (10 Oct 1931-25 Sep 1932)
Commandant of the Cruiser ‘Königsberg’ (26 Sep 1932-24 Sep 1934)
Fortress-Commandant of Wilhelmshaven (27 Sep 1934-30 Sep 1937)
II. Admiral of the North-Seas-Station, from 01 Jan 1938 renamed 2nd Admiral of the North Sea, at the same time, Commander of Security of the North Sea (01 Oct 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of Security of the North Sea (01 Apr 1938-05 Apr 1940)
At the same time, Acting 2nd Admiral of the North Sea (01 Apr 1938-02 Sep 1939)
Admiral of the Norwegian West-Coast (09 Apr 1940-01 Feb 1943)
Commanding Admiral of the Norwegian West-Coast (01 Feb 1943-19 Jul 1945)
Committed Suicide (19 Jul 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (181): am 19.08.1943 als Admiral und Kommandierender Admiral norwegische Westküste
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 20.11.1941 als Vizeadmiral und Kommandierender Admiral norwegische Westküste
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 05.03.1922
- 1914 EK I: 01.08.1916
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Türkische Silberne Liakat-Medaille mit Säbel
- Türkische Silberne Imtiaz-Medaille mit Säbel
- Türkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- RK des Kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstordens
- U-Bootskriegsabzeichen, 1918
- Schlesisches Adler-Orden II. und I. Stufe
- Ehrenritter des Kgl. Preuss. Johanniter-Ordens: 20.11.1926
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I: 05.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boots-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände: 00.00.1941


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