Theodor Detmers

Theodor Detmers
Theodor Detmers
Born	22 August 1902; Witten, Prussia, German Empire
Died	4 November 1976 (aged 74); Rahlstedt, Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany;
Branch	Reichsmarine; Kriegsmarine;
Service years	1921–1945
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Unit	Kriegsmarine
Commands	Hermann Schoemann Kormoran;
Conflicts	World War II Operation Weserübung; Sydney–Kormoran Action (1941); ;
Awards	Iron Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross;
Other work	Author

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.