Barkmann, Ernst (Waffen SS)
- Date of birth:
- August 25th, 1919 (Kisdorf/Schleswig, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 27th, 2009
- Service number:
- SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
01.04.1936: SS-Standarte 'Germania', Hamburg
31.07.1937: 9. Kompanie, III. Sturmbann, SS-Standarte 'Germania', Radolfzell
00.09.1939: MG-Schütze, 9. Kompanie, III. Sturmbann, SS-Standarte 'Germania' - WIA during the campaign in Poland
00.09.1941: severely WIA near Dniepropetrovsk
00.11.1941: instructor, SS-Freiwilligen, the Netherlands
00.03.1943: 2. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division 'Das Reich' - battle for Kharkov
01.09.1943: promoted to SS-Unterscharführer
00.07.1944: Saint Lô, Normandy
01.08.1944: promoted to SS-Oberscharführer
00.12.1944: Ardennes / Bulge
25.12.1944: severely WIA
00.03.1945: Székesfehérvár, Hungary
00.04.1945: fightings south of Wien
00.05.1945: British POW
00.00.1976-00.00.1994: Bürgermeister von Kisdorf
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Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Schütze (Private)
- Unit:
- MG-Schütze, 9. Kompanie, SS-Standarte 'Germania'
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 9. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, SS-Standarte "Germania"
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS- Rottenführer (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 2. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1944
- Awarded for:
- Operation Zitadelle
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Panzer Kommandant, 4. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich”, 7. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe B
- Awarded on:
- 1945
According to his own testimony, Ernst Barkmann received the III.Stufe without having received the II.Stufe in the spring of 1945. This beceause at that moment no II.Stufe was available.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Panzer Kommandant, 4. Kompanie, SS-Panzer-Regiment 2, 2. SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich”, 7. Panzerarmee, Heeresgruppe B
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1944
“The 2. SS-Pz.Div. is reporting the names of 5 outstanding troop leaders and NCOs who have particularly distinguished themselves during the breakthrough from the Notre Dame area into the area south of Percy:
1.) SS-Unterscharführer Barkmann of the 4./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2. On the 27.07.1944 he was kept back with his Panther in order to protect 2 disabled vehicles. On the night of the 28./29.07.1944 he became totally separated from his comrades during the wide-ranging retreat of the Division. He blew up one Panzer and moved out while towing the other one. At times he crossed over the American march routes, and at other times he drove in direct proximity to them at night. In the end he destroyed 14 enemy tanks and reached friendly lines on the 30.07.1944.”
Submitted on August 22nd 1944.
Preliminary document dated September 7th 1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv / Willi Schumacher Collection
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv and Willi Schumacher Collection (Pop-up)
- - FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- SCHNEIDER, J.W., Their Honor Was Loyalty!, Bender (R.James) Publishing, 1993.
- WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 2004.
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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