Any and all info on this tank-ace is much appreciated. Career details, awards, etc. Thank you inadvance!
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Hello
Here is what I have :
BARKMANN ERNST
DoD : 25/08/1919
DoD : -
Last rank : SS OSCHA.
Last unit : 4/SS PZ. RGT. 2 (2. SS PZ. DIV.)
EK 1 : 01/08/1944
DKiG : Not awarded
RK : 27/08/1944 as Uscha. 4/SS PZ. RGT. 2 (2. SS PZ. DIV.), invasionsfront
Regards
Denis
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Thanks, Denis!
AnttiComment
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Do a search under "Barkmann" in Crosses of the Wehrmacht forum, and you'll find several discussions of a KC Barkmann has in his possession.
Post-war autographed photos are pretty common; he signed a lot! Or I should say is still signing; as of August 2003 anyway he was still living.
Regards,
GregComment
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Thanks Peter and Greg, i'll do that!
AnttiComment
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Antti,
I just remembered a good book with lots of quotes from Barkmann and others of SS-PanzerRegiment 2 about the Ardennes Offensive. "Freineux and Lamormenil - the Ardennes."
http://www.angelraybooks.com/books/jjfpub/0028jj.htm
Regards,
GregComment
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Super thanks, mate!
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Ernst Barkmann
Well I don't have much info to add other than what is already published, but I do have a few items that may be of interest. The first is just the usual postwar signed repro photo.Comment
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Ernst Barkmann
The next item is a postwar signed Panzer headset.Comment
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Ernst Barkmann
The last item is Barkmanns actual songbook that he carried with him throughout the war to help entertain himself and his crew during the slow times.Comment
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Ernst Barkmann
Last pics...Comment
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Wow!
Are all the items yours? You're a lucky bugger aren't you..
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Ernst Barkmann
Hi Blitz,
Yes they are mine. Honestly I didn't think that small grouping was all that special since it is so small and has postwar signatures. Plus no award docs or badges or anything else that I typically like to have in a group. Thanks for your comment.
JohnComment
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Yes, John, but you have to remember one thing. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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