Knights Cross Recipients Who Are Still Living

[mdj]

By the way, wheres Andrew??

I havent seen him around lately.

Martin

[Paul E]

Was thinking the same Martin i'll send him an e mail !!

[mdj]

I did already Paul a few weeks ago, but he did not answer.

I am a bit worried. Normally he replies every time and quickly. Hope he is doing fine.

Martin

[Paul E]

Your right Martin usually it is a very quick reply i'll try through his business site.

[Paul E]

Everybody some good news and bad news,

i have had some contact with Andrew and he is fine , he's just been taking a break from things, but the bad news Ernst Barkmann has passed away.

Oberscharführer
Barkmann, Ernst
* 25.08.1919 Kisdorf/Segeberg/Schl.Holstein
+ 27.06.2009 Kisdorf/Segeberg/Schl.Holstein
Ritterkreuz am: 27.08.1944
als: Unterscharführer
Funktion: Panzerkommandant 4./SS-PzRgt 2 "Das Reich"
Bes. Vermerke: Namensänderung: Schmuck-Barkmann, Ernst(Fellgiebel)

[JulioMoc]

That's really sad news...

A remarkable warrior, may him rest in peace.

[Gran Sasso]

That's really sad news...

A remarkable warrior, may him rest in peace.

He is not resting in peace:

I have been to is burial, there where some vets present, who placed some flowers with a black ribbon reading "The veterans of the 1st Panzerkorps", and showing the key-symbol of the LAH, on his grave.

Not even 2 hours later this ribbon was already stolen by some "collectors" - what a way to honor a brave man.

The family was shocked

[JulioMoc]

He is not resting in peace:

I have been to is burial, there where some vets present, who placed some flowers with a black ribbon reading "The veterans of the 1st Panzerkorps", and showing the key-symbol of the LAH, on his grave.

Not even 2 hours later this ribbon was already stolen by some "collectors" - what a way to honor a brave man.

The family was shocked

OMG, I just hate these damned thieves....

My condolences to the family.

[mdj]

unbelievable to hear....What a sadness.

Ehre seinem Andenken.

Yes Paul, Andrew is fine: I also got a message from him today....

Martin

[markus]

Ernst Barkmann

Oh, what sad news about Ernst. So shortly before his birthday.

The last time I saw him was at the Julfest of the Hamburg HIAG on December 17, 2002, shortly before I moved to Mexico.

He told me that, if he would have had that opportunity back then, he would have done the same thing and move to Mexico!

He was a special friend of Theo Wisch, whose life I collect.

Really sad to hear that he has gone.



And I spit on the poor collectors who robbed that EUR 7.- ribbon.
What a poor character do you have to have?

Down below the photo Ernst and I had taken of ourselves at the a.m.
Julfest in The "Remper" restaurant in Hamburg.

"Seine Ehre hiess Treue"!

[besslein]

He is not resting in peace:

I have been to is burial, there where some vets present, who placed some flowers with a black ribbon reading "The veterans of the 1st Panzerkorps", and showing the key-symbol of the LAH, on his grave.

Not even 2 hours later this ribbon was already stolen by some "collectors" - what a way to honor a brave man.

The family was shocked

I wonder what will happed now with hes war time items.
sad to know he is gone to Valhalla.

[Gran Sasso]

I wonder what will happed now with hes war time items.
sad to know he is gone to Valhalla.

Arek, most of his stuff has "disappered" over the last years, before his family got aware of that, and before they had an idea of the value (see thread "Ernst Barkmann´s fotoalbum stolen"). Unfortunately Ernst was to friendly, when somebody knocked at his door, he let him in.

As his house was now left by his last resident, I went with the family through it and we safed what was left, nothing special (some framed (repro)-fotos, shooting award, saber). They were afraid, alarmed by the grave-ribbon-theft, that somebody could brake into his house.
Those last remaining items are now kept in the bank, not for their value, but for the memories.

[Nidhøggr]

Very sad news....
Goodbye Mr. Barkmann!

And those idiots...i hope they will burn in hell...

[Mark C. Yerger]

Not even 2 hours later this ribbon was already stolen by some "collectors" - what a way to honor a brave man.

Similar to those who descend on families still in mourning to get medals, papers,etc: human pigs

He'll helped me for years and wrote the foreword to volume 2 of my German Cross in Gold holders of the SS and Police series. He will be deeply missed.

[besslein]

Arek, most of his stuff has "disappered" over the last years, before his family got aware of that, and before they had an idea of the value (see thread "Ernst Barkmann´s fotoalbum stolen"). Unfortunately Ernst was to friendly, when somebody knocked at his door, he let him in.

As his house was now left by his last resident, I went with the family through it and we safed what was left, nothing special (some framed (repro)-fotos, shooting award, saber). They were afraid, alarmed by the grave-ribbon-theft, that somebody could brake into his house.
Those last remaining items are now kept in the bank, not for their value, but for the memories.

Patrick and what happend with hes "panzer overall"???? very sad to talk abaut if
a hero is gone but i hope this item was not stolen!!!