Karl-Wilhelm Specht Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 22, 1894
Birth place	Germany , Herdecke
Date of death	December 03, 1953
Place of death	Moscow , Russia

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allegiance	Nazi Germany German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Battle of Białystok–Minsk World War II Battle of France World War I Battle of Moscow East Prussian Offensive Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	Infanterie-Regiment 55
service start	1914
service end	1945