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Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

19 nov. 1941 · 26.16° S, 111.07° E

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19 nov. 1941
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26.16° S, 111.07° E
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1941 naval battle during World War II
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World War II

Sinking of HMAS Sydney

1941 naval battle during World War II

On 19 November 1941, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran engaged each other in a battle off the coast of Western Australia. Sydney, with Captain Joseph Burnett commanding, and Kormoran, under Fregattenkapitän Theodor Detmers, encountered each other approximately 106 nautical miles off Dirk Hartog Island.

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