Ernst Barkmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernst Barkmann

German World War II soldier

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1919

Place of Birth: Kisdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Jun-2009

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Ernst Barkmann

  • Ernst Barkmann (later Ernst Schmuck-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 it was claimed he halted a major U.S.
  • Army armoured advance in Normandy on 27 July 1944, for which action he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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