Ernst Barkmann Autographs
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 his unit halted a U.S. Army armoured advance in Normandy on 27 July 1944, for which he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Barkmann joined the Nazi Party on 1 September 1938 and served in the Reich Labour Service from November 1938 to March 1939. After this he joined the SS on 1 April 1939, and served during the occupation of Poland. He was posted for a time as an instructor of SS volunteers in the Netherlands. In winter 1942/43 he was posted to the SS Division Das Reich on the Eastern Front, with which he took part in the Third Battle of Kharkov.
In February 1944, Das Reich was ordered to France to form a part of the 5th Panzer Army, the armoured reserve for the expected Allied invasion. Following Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of June 1944, the division reached the front in early July and fought against the American forces near Saint-Lô. Barkmann was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Barkmann participated in the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944 and the fighting on the Eastern Front in the spring of 1945.
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Traded items with a signature of Ernst Barkmann
The most expensive item with a signature of Ernst Barkmann (Elite Knight's Cross winner ERNST BARKMANN, very rare hand-signed photo) was sold in January 2026 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (Ernst Barkmann German WWII Ace Autographed Cover) found a new owner for $8.27 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2012 with an average selling price of $35.00 for an autographed item of Ernst Barkmann. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2019 with $75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $20.50 was November 2008. In average, an autographed item from Ernst Barkmann is worth $40.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ernst Barkmann were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Elite Knight's Cross winner ERNST BARKMANN, very rare hand-signed photo | $75.00 |  |
| Ernst Barkmann, Knights Cross recipient, signed photo | $35.00 | |
| EXTREMELY RARE SIGNED PHOTO, ERNST BARKMANN, GERMAN, WWII, KNIGHTS CROSS | $65.00 | |
| GERMAN ELITE ERNST BARKMANN SIGNED PHOTO AUTOGRAPH KNIGHTS CROSS RECIPIENT | $75.00 | |
| GERMAN Knight’s Cross Panzer Ace Ernst Barkmann signed paint pen photo | $50.00 | |
| Knights Cross Winner and Tank Ace - Ernst Barkmann signed photo | $25.45 | |
| PANZER ACE Ernst Barkmann Signed Photo 82+ Tank Kills | $75.00 | |
| Panzer Ace, Ernst Barkmann, signed photo | $40.00 | |
| RARE SIGNED PHOTO ERNST BARKMANN PANZER DIVISION TIGER KC WINNER | $20.50 | |
| Signed photo of Waffen-SS Knights Cross recipent Ernst Barkmann | $24.99 | |
| Signed photo SS-Oberscharfuhrer Ernst Barkmann-Knights Cross recipient | $26.00 | |
| Waffen Panzer ace Ernst Barkmann, Knights Cross, signed photo and letter | $50.00 | |
| Waffen Panzer Ace, Ernst Barkmann, signed photo, letter & envelope | $40.00 | |
| Waffen Panzer commander, Ernst Barkmann, signed photo | $40.00 | |
| WW2 Knights Cross SS Das-Reich Signed Letter Ernst Barkmann Panzer Tank Ace | $62.00 | |
