Karl-Wilhelm Specht

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Karl-Wilhelm Specht
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Born 22 May 1894
Herdecke
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Woikowo Prisoner-of-war camp near Moscow
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank General der Infanterie
Commands held Infanterie-Regiment 55
Battles/wars World War I

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl-Wilhelm Specht (22 May 1894 – 3 December 1953) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who served on the Army Honour Court after the 20 July Plot. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. He also served on the "Court of Military Honour," a drumhead court-martial that expelled many of the officers involved in the July 20 Plot from the Army before handing them over to the People's Court. Karl-Wilhelm Specht was captured by Soviet troops at the end of the war and died 3 December 1953.

Awards and decorations

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Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas 1998, p. 333.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 328.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 52.

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