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Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (/ ʃ p ɛər /; German: [ˈʃpeːɐ̯] ⓘ; 19 March 1905 – 1 September 1981) was a German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. A close ally of Adolf Hitler, he was convicted at the Nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Albert Speer, German architect who was Adolf Hitler’s chief architect (1933–45) and minister for armaments and war production (1942–45). After World War II, Speer was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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- What is Albert Speer known for?Albert Speer served as Adolf Hitler’s chief architect (1933–45) and minister for armaments and war production (1942–45). Speer’s commissions includ...
- What was Albert Speer’s early career like?Albert Speer studied at various technical schools before acquiring an architectural license in 1927. After hearing Adolf Hitler speak at a Berlin r...
- What happened to Albert Speer after World War II?At the Nürnberg trials, Albert Speer was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and he served a 20-year prison sentence. Following hi...
As Allied troops and the U.N. War Crimes Commission closed in on Flensburg, one Nazi emerged as a man of particular interest: Albert Speer, the brilliant architect, minister of armaments and...
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Print. Albert Speer (1905–1981) was a trained architect. After joining the Nazi Party in 1930, Speer became Adolf Hitler's personal architect. In 1942, he was named Minister of Armaments and Munitions, assuming significant responsibility for the German war economy.
Sep 2, 1981 · Albert Speer, Hitler's architect, who became Minister of Armaments and War Production in World War II, died today at St. Mary's Hospital. He was 76 years old. Mr. Speer had been taken to the...
Inside the Third Reich (German: Erinnerungen, "Memories") is a memoir written by Albert Speer, the Nazi Minister of Armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as Adolf Hitler's main architect before this period.
By Blaine Taylor. On October 6, 1943, Dr. Albert Speer, Reich minister of armaments and war production for the Third Reich, gave a 50-minute address to the assembled top officials of Nazi Germany at Posen Castle in occupied Poland’s Reich Gau (Region) of Wartheland on the critical state of World War II at that point.
