Karl-Wilhelm Specht

Born22 May 1894

Died3 December 1953(1953-12-03) (aged 59)

Voikovo prison camp near Ivanovo

AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany

BranchGerman Army

Karl-Wilhelm Specht
Born	22 May 1894
Died	3 December 1953(1953-12-03) (aged 59) Voikovo prison camp near Ivanovo
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1914–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	Infantry Regiment 55
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow East Prussian Offensive
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.