Hermann Philipp Detzner (16 October 1882 – 1 December 1970) was a German engineer and surveyor, who served as an officer in the German colonial security force (Schutztruppe) in Kamerun (Cameroon) and German New Guinea. He gained fame for evading capture after Australian troops invaded German New Guinea at the start of World War I.
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16 October 1882 Speyer, Germany
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Died |
1 December 1970 (aged 88) Heidelberg, Germany
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Zodiac | Libra |
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