German Medium Tank Sd.Kfz.171 Panther Ausf.D / Commander 'Ernst Barkmann' Limited Edition Meng Model No. SS-Unterscharfuhrer Ernst Barkmann Commanding Panther tank No.421, 4th Company, 2nd SS-Pz. Rgt, 2nd SS-Pz Div. Das Reich 7th Pz Army Army Group B West. Order of battle, unit history, personality research.
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Born | 25 August 1919 |
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Died | 27 June 2009 (aged 89) |
Allegiance | Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1936–45 |
Rank | Oberscharführer |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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',[clarification needed] 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.[1]
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Ernst Barkmann Ss
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Ww2 Us Tank Aces
SS career
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