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Günther Specht (13 November 1914 – 1 January 1945) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. Having joined the ''Luftwaffe'' in 1935 and completed his pilot training, at the start of the war Specht was a ''Leutnant'' in 3./ZG 26 "''Horst Wessel''" (the 3rd squadron of the 26th Heavy Fighter Wing). In 1939 he was wounded by an RAF tail gunner and blinded in one eye. He returned to active duty and was shot down six times during the war. After his recovery in 1939, he chose to return to active service but was shot down again in France and was seriously injured. These injuries kept him grounded for the next two years. In 1942 he returned to active duty with 1st Fighter Wing (''Jagdgeschwader 1 Oesau''; ''JG'' 1)). He was then made Group Commander (''Gruppenkommandeur'') of II Group of JG 11 (II./JG 11) and promoted to ''Major''. He was appointed as Wing Commander (''Geschwaderkommodore'') of JG 11 and was listed as missing in action during the attack on the Allied bases at Asch and Ophoven as part of Operation Bodenplatte. He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant colonel ((ドイツ語:Oberstleutnant)) and was recommended for the Oak Leaves ((ドイツ語:Eichenlaub)) to the Knight's Cross, which was never actioned amongst all the confusion in the last months of the war. Specht was considered as one of the best fighter leaders during the war and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)). During his combat career he was credited with 34 enemy aircraft destroyed, all downed on the Western Front. ==Personality== Specht was born on 13 November 1914 in Frankenstein (modern Ząbkowice Śląskie) of Prussia (modern Poland). Specht was short in stature but full of energy. He had a distinguishing patch of gray in his hair just above his forehead. He was a perfectionist with a high sense of duty, and expected his men to follow his high standards. Although he lost his left eye in late 1939, according to Squadron Leader ((ドイツ語:Staffelkapitän)) Heinz Knoke of 5./JG 11, he could see like a vulture and was an excellent marksman.〔Weal (1999a), p. 54, 101〕 Specht also had an eye for detail, and he wrote detailed mission log reports for future use.〔〔〔Obermaier (1986)〕 Specht's personal emblems adorning his aircraft included a design by Specht of a pencil superimposed on a chevron (termed a winged pencil) as a wry comment on being deskbound following his injuries.〔Weal (1999a), pp. 54, 101〕 His single-engine aircraft with JG 11 sported a green spinner and a Knight's Cross painted on the cowling after he was awarded the honour in April 1944.〔Weal (1999b), p. 93〕〔 Specht would not allow women on the group base, considering them an unnecessary diversion. According to Knoke, one time Specht's wife came to visit him on the II./JG 11 base but was held at the guard room on Specht's orders and refused to receive calls from the guard. Instead he asked Knoke to pass a message to her to 'put herself on ice', saying that he would only have time for her after the war. Specht however did not survive, dying five months before the war in Europe came to an end.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Günther Specht」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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