Generaloberstabsarzt Prof.Dr.med. Oskar Schröder Born: 06 Feb 1891 in Hannover Died: 26 Jan 1959 in Munich (München) Doctorate In Medicine: 30 Sep 1919 Promotions:
Feldunterarzt (02 Aug 1914); Feldhilfsarzt (12 Apr 1916); Assistenzarzt (12 Dec 1916); Oberarzt (18 May 1920); Stabsarzt (01 Feb 1924); Oberstabsarzt (01 Oct 1933); Oberfeldarzt (01 Jan 1936); Oberstarzt (01 Aug 1938); Generalarzt (01 Jun 1940); Generalstabsarzt (01 Jun 1942); Generaloberstabsarzt (01 Jan 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service as a One-Year-Volunteer in the 2nd Foot-Guards-Regiment (01 Apr 1910-30 Sep 1910)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1910)
Studies at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Academy for Military Medical Training Matters, Berlin (01 Oct 1910-01 Aug 1914)
Activated from Reserve as a Medic with the III. Battalion of the 32nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-12 Jan 1915)
Wounded, in Hospital (12 Jan 1915-27 Jul 1915)
Battalion-Medic in the 15th Field-Artillery-Regiment (28 Jul 1915-30 Sep 1916)
Detached to the Corps-Medic of the Landwehr-Korps (01 Oct 1916-30 Sep 1919)
Medic with the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-31 Jan 1920)
Medic in the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1920-30 Apr 1920)
Medic in the 1st Medical-Battalion (01 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Medical-Officer with the Division-Medic of the 1st Divison (01 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1923)
At the same time, Specialist at the Infirmary Königsberg (01 Aug 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Detached to the Medical-Squadron Würzburg and to the Universary-Ear-Clinic Würzburg (01 Oct 1923-31 Oct 1925)
Medic with the Medical-Squadron Hannover (01 Nov 1925-31 Mar 1931)
Advisor in the Medical-Inspection, RWM (01 Apr 1931-31 Aug 1935)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as Group-Director in the Medical-Inspection of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Sep 1935-31 Jul 1938)
Department-Chief in the Medical-Inspection of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Aug 1938-31 May 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the Inspection of Medical Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Jun 1939-31 Jan 1940)
Air-Fleet-Medic 2 (01 Feb 1940-1942)
Luftwaffe-Command-Medic South (1942-14 Aug 1943)
In the Inspection of Medical Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (15 Aug 1943-31 Dec 1943)
Inspector of Medical Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Jan 1944-31 Mar 1945)
Chief of Medical Affairs of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Apr 1944-08 May 1945)
At the same time, Chief of Wehrmacht-Medical-Affairs with OKW South (00 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity then Imprisoned in Landsberg (08 May 1945-1954)
Released (1954)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern: am 01.02.1945 als Generaloberstabsarzt und Sanitätsinspekteur der Luftwaffe
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 20.03.1944 als Generaloberstabsarzt und Sanitätsinspekteur der Luftwaffe
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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