Theodor Detmers
Theodor Detmers | |
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| Born | 22 August 1902 Witten, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 4 November 1976 (aged 74) Rahlstedt, Hamburg, West Germany |
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| Years of service | 1921–1945 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Unit | Kriegsmarine |
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Theodor Detmers (22 August 1902 – 4 November 1976) was a German naval officer and captain of the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Detmers commanded the commerce raider Kormoran when it sunk the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in a mutually destructive battle.