Ernst Barkmann
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Ernst Barkmann | |
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| Born | 25 August 1919 Kisdorf |
| Died | 27 June 2009 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service/ | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1936–45 |
| Rank | Oberscharführer |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Barkmann (25 August 1919 – 27 June 2009) was a German tank commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He is known for the actions undertaken at “Barkmann’s Corner", in which his unit halted a U.S. Army armoured advance in Normandy on 27 July 1944, for which he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[1]
SS career
Barkmann joined the
In February 1944, Das Reich was ordered to France to form a part of the
Barkmann and his crew were credited with the destruction of at least 82 Soviet, British and US tanks, 136 miscellaneous armoured fighting vehicles and 43 anti-tank guns,
Awards and decorations
- 1939 Wound Badge in Black, 1939[4]
- 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 14 July 1941[6]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, 18 February 1942[7]
- 1939 Iron Cross 1st Class, 1 August 1944[6]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 27 August 1944 as Panzer commander in the 4./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[1]
- 1939 Wound Badge in Silver and Gold[8]
- Panzer Badge Second Type and Third Type[7]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 202.
- ^ Miller 2015, p. 46.
- ^ a b Mattson 2002, p. 177.
- ^ a b Miller 2015, p. 48.
- ^ Zaloga 2015, pp. 312–313.
- ^ a b Wegmann 2004, p. 44.
- ^ a b Miller 2015, p. 47.
- ^ Miller 2015, pp. 47, 48.
References
- Mattson, Gregory L. (2002). SS-Das Reich: The History of the Second SS Division, 1944–45. Amber Books. ISBN 0-7603-1255-9.
- Miller, Michael (2015). Knight's Cross Holders of the SS and German Police 1940-45. England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909982-74-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8117-1437-2.
