Ernst Barkmann
German World War II soldier
Died when: 89 years 306 days (1078 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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 it is 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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