As a 26yearold lieutenant commander on the german raider kormoran, mr messerschmidt witnessed the murderous barrage that. The tension is highest when he has his fateful encounter with the australian cruiser sydney. The german auxiliary cruiser kormoran hsk8 was a kriegsmarine german navy merchant raider of world war ii. Raider kormoran by detmers, theodor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Jul, 2015 the german raider hsk kormoran and the light cruiser hmas sydney were rediscovered in 2008 with an expedition to the wrecks going out earlier this year. Both ships were destroyed in the halfhour engagement. The raider kormoran, by theodor detmers wwii forums.
Instead, raiders were to make sudden appearances and disappearances to cause interruption to the flow of trade, while not unduly risking the existence of the raider hore, 2001. Footage of the wreck of the german raider hsk kormoran backs claims by the ships. Find the raider kormoran by detmers, theodor at biblio. The raider kormoran tells the exploits of a german mystery ship in ww2 by captain theodor detmers. Renamed kormoran, she was the largest and newest of nine raiders, referred to as. The exciting description of his final battle against hms sydney makes the book a worthwhile purchase, though finding a copy of this title was quite a difficult task. German raider kormoran sinks hmas sydney ii of the western. Jones amazing experiences on the german raider, kormoran, and as a prisoner of war in germany. His breakout into the atlantic, six months before the bismarck would take the same route. Object registration c1710 keywords captain theodor detmers, kormoran, hsk kormoran, ww2 german wartime ships historical information captain theodor detmers tells the story of the german wartime raider kormoran.
The raider kormoran page 43 detmers recorded that a ship was sighted by the masthead lookout at 1555 on 19 nov 1941. This a book dealing with one of the mysteries of wwii. Originally the merchant vessel steiermark, the ship was acquired by the navy following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider. An expedition was done to survey the historic world war ii shipwrecks of hmas sydney ii and the german raider hsk kormoran. Long considered one of the worlds most significant wartime mysteries, the fateful dusk encounter between hmas sydney ii and the german raider kormoran stands as australias single largest naval disaster. The wrecks lie in 2,500 metres of water, 20km apart, about 200km west of steep point shark bay. Communications intercepts and the code books taken from afric star earlier that day revealed the targets identity. Search for the sydney hmas royal australian navy cruiser.
He sorts through all the just okay books to find those hidden gems that you wont be able to put down. Originally the merchant vessel steiermark, the ship was acquired by the kriegsmarine following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider. The german raider ship which did so much damage to allied shipping. Detmers wrote a book about his kormoran experiences, which has been translated into english. The raider kormoran by theodor detmers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Kormoran went to action stations and altered course to 250 deg at 14 knots. This wonderful account of the voyage of the disguised german auxiliary cruiser kormoran cormorant a former merchant ship equipped with obsolete w. The german auxiliary cruiser kormoran hsk8 was a kriegsmarine german navy merchant raider of. Theodor detmers 22 august 1902 4 november 1976 was the commanding officer of the german auxiliary cruiser kormoran. The raider kormoran theodor detmers, edward fitzgerald on. Departing victoria quay, fremantle on armistice day, 11 november 1941, hmas sydney ii was tasked with escorting the troop ship zealandia for some of its journey to singapore. The german raider hsk kormoran and the light cruiser hmas sydney were rediscovered in 2008 with an expedition to the wrecks going out earlier this year.
Click download or read online button to get prisoner of the kormoran book now. The battle between hmas sydney and german auxiliary cruiser kormoran was a single ship action between the australian light cruiser hmas sydney, with captain joseph burnett commanding, and the german auxiliary cruiser kormoran, under fregattenkapitan commander theodor detmers. The german raider hsk kormoran sank hmas sydney ii at a location about 290 kms south west of. Sydney approached and nearly one and a halfhours after she was sighted, took station on captain detmers, kormoran s beam at a distance of yards. Battle with the hsk kormoran western australian museum. Footage of the wreck of the german raider hsk kormoran backs claims by the ships survivors the cruiser was scuttled before they escaped. Prisoner of the kormoran download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Captain detmers gives us the true story of his war patrol on the german raider kormoran in wwii. Nov 17, 2017 the action between hmas sydney and the auxiliary cruiser kormoran, 19 november 1941. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the german auxiliary cruiser kormoran article. Ahoy macs web log the sinking of cruiser hmas sydney by. Prisoner of the kormoran welcome to regimental books.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent. On the afternoon of 19 november 1941 the german auxiliary cruiser kormoran commander theodor detmers was steaming on a northeasterly course off the coast of western australia, approximately 150 miles south west of carnarvon. The battle between the australian light cruiser hmas sydney and the german auxiliary cruiser kormoran was a singleship action that occurred on 19 november 1941, off the coast of western australia. Today is the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the hmas sydney 2, off the western australian coast, the raider kormoran sank the sydney with all hand on board 645 men, the kormoran sank as well but 317 were taken prisoners, 82 killed. A bit of a slow burner, before detmers really gets into his stride, describing his very successful wartime cruise as captain of the german raider kormoran. Buy the raider kormoran by theodor detmers online at alibris. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Jude deveraux continues her beloved montgomery saga in america with thi. Details about search for the sydney hmas royal australian navy cruiser german raider kormoran.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Book raider is constantly scouring the four corners of the known world for the very best books to bring back to our readers. Michael montgomerys 1981 book, who sank the sydney. Mar 29, 2017 stephen hopkins took down a raider and damaged her consort. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Kormoran had orders to avoid action, even against inferior naval forces, as even minimal damage would reduce the cruisers effectiveness detmers, 1959. The sinking of the humphrey by a german raider during world war ii by weber, norman f. Occasionally pricing data is captured incorrectly, through bugs in booko or the stores supplying data, which may distort the graph, providing undue hope that even lower prices sometimes appear. Nov 15, 2011 the sinking of cruiser hmas sydney by disguised german raider kormoran, and the delayed search for all 645 crew who perished 70 years ago, can be attributed directly to the personal control by british wartime leader winston churchill of topsecret enigma intelligence decodes and his individual power. Stephen hopkins was also caught by surprise at close range and substantially out gunned. Raider kormoran by theodor detmers, 97804261007, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The halfhour long engagement occurred on 19 november 1941, during world war ii, after the two ships encountered. Battle between hmas sydney and german auxiliary cruiser kormoran. In july 1940, detmers became captain of the commerce raider kormoran, and captured or.
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