| Karl-Wilhelm Specht | |
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| Born | 22 May 1894 |
| Died | 3 December 1953(1953-12-03) (aged 59) Voikovo prison camp near Ivanovo |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Battles / wars | 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 general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He served on the "Court of Military Honour," a drumhead court-martial that expelled many of the officers involved in the 20 July Plot from the army before handing them over to the People's Court. Specht surrendered to the Soviet forces at the end of the war and died in Voikovo prison camp on 3 December 1953.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 January 1915) & 1st Class (28 April 1917)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 December 1939) & 1st Class (9 June 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 8 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 55
- 60th Oak Leaves on 16 January 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 55
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 17th Infantry Division | |
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| Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 75 (5th Jäger Division). | |
| Court of Military Honour of Nazi Germany | |
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- 1894 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Herdecke
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel from the Province of Westphalia
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Reichswehr personnel
- Military personnel from North Rhine-Westphalia