What key details about ernst-georg buchterkirch can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: ernst-georg buchterkirch -lrb- 10 september 1914 -- 17 july 1969 -rrb- was an officer in the german '' wehrmacht '' and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves -lrb- -rrb- during world war ii . the knight 's cross of the iron cross and its higher grade oak leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . born in stolp in the province of pomerania , buchterkirch volunteered for military service in the '' heer '' -lrb- army -rrb- of the third reich in 1935 . he was posted to '' panzer-regiment '' 6 -lrb- 6th panzer regiment -rrb- , a regiment of the 3rd panzer division . in 1938 -- 39 , he served in the panzer detachment of the condor legion during the spanish civil war . following the outbreak of world war ii he fought with distinction in the invasion of poland and in 1940 in the battle of france . on 29 june 1940 , he received the knight 's cross of the iron cross for the capture of multiple bridges crossing the seine river and the destruction of six enemy tanks . in operation barbarossa , the german invasion of the soviet union , he commanded the 2nd company of '' panzer-regiment '' 6 and was credited with the destruction of twelve enemy tanks at buchowiecze and secured a bridgehead at minicze . for these achievements he was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves on 31 december 1941 . he was then posted to a training position and attended the '' kriegsschule '' -lrb- war school -rrb- . in 1943 , he was transferred to the general staff of the '' oberkommando des heeres '' -lrb- supreme high command of the german army -rrb- . his last service position was operations officer with the commander of '' panzergruppe west '' .
- death place is krummendeich- branch is '' heer '' condor legion- caption is buchterkirch '' walter model , july 1941 -lrb- left -rrb- in discussion with '' generaloberst- battles is spanish civil war- death date is 17 july 1969- allegiance is nazi germany- awards is spanish iron cross with oak leaves cross in silver knight 's cross of the- birth date is 10 september 1914- serviceyears is 1935 -- 45- name is ernst-georg buchterkirch- image size is 300px- unit is 3rd panzer division- image is bundesarchiv sluzk.jpg bild 183-2005-1017-519 , russland , generaloberst model vor- birth place is stolp , pomerania- rank is '' oberstleutnant '' in the general staff