Karl-Wilhelm Specht
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Karl-Wilhelm Specht
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| Born | 22 May 1894 Herdecke |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Woikowo Prisoner-of-war camp near Moscow |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | Infanterie-Regiment 55 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| 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
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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External links
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Karl-Wilhelm Specht @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 17th Infantry Division
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1 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 75 (5th Jäger Division).
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1953 deaths
- People from Herdecke
- Wehrmacht generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
