Schrader, Dr.jur., Oskar

Date of birth:: July 15th, 1899 (Saalfeld, Germany)
Date of death:: September 12th, 1942 (Rostov/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant
Unit:: Kommandeur leichte Flak-Abteilung 86
Awarded on:: March 19th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
Unit:: Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 104
Awarded on:: September 8th, 1942

Awarded for his actions around Stalingrad. During the beginning of the attack on the city Schrader was able to hold an attacking Soviet force at bay with concentrated fire from his guns, and thereafter compel them to evacuate their recently won territory. In doing so he secured the preconditions for the Panzerkorps to overrun the first line of defense around the city. Later, he would also play a role in clearing the way for a different Panzerkorps to smash through the second defense line around Stalingrad.