Given the question: Facts: - battles: world war i world war ii - death date: 3 december 1953 - allegiance: german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- - commands: infanterie-regiment 55 - rank: general der infanterie - awards: knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak - birth date: 22 may 1894 - serviceyears: 1914 -- 45 - name: karl-wilhelm specht - branch: heer - image: kspecht.jpg - death place: woikowo prisoner-of-war camp near moscow - birth place: herdecke Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of karl-wilhelm specht .
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karl-wilhelm specht -lrb- 22 may 1894 -- 3 december 1953 -rrb- 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 .