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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Albert_SpeerAlbert Speer - Wikipedia

    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 ...

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Albert-SpeerAlbert Speer | Biography, Architecture, Books, & Facts

    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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  4. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-candor-andThe Candor and Lies of Nazi Officer Albert Speer | Smithsonian

    Learn how Albert Speer, Hitler's minister of armaments and war production, was captured and interrogated by the Americans after the war. Find out how he cooperated and lied about his role in the Holocaust and the Nazi war machine.

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  6. www.historyhit.com › facts-about-albert-speerThe Myth of the ‘Good Nazi’: 10 Facts About Albert Speer

    • Hitler considered Speer a ‘kindred spirit’ Speer joined the Nazi Party in 1931 and swiftly attracted the attention of senior officials, who recognised him as a valuable architect.
    • He became Hitler’s chief architect. In 1933 Hitler was installed as the Chancellor of Germany. Shortly after, Hitler crowned Speer his personal architect.
    • Speer fuelled the Nazi war machine using slave labour. As a close associate of Hitler, Speer was promoted steadily throughout the 1930s and into World War Two.
    • He and Hitler had controversial construction plans. Speer and Hitler embarked on a number of construction projects that were never finished. They had hoped to construct a vast stadium in Germany with a capacity of some 400,000.

  7. encyclopedia.ushmm.org › en › articleAlbert Speer | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    Learn about Albert Speer, a Nazi leader who was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity at Nuremberg. Find out his role in the German war economy and his defense at the trial.

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  9. www.nytimes.com › 1981/09/02 › obituariesALBERT SPEER DIES AT 76; CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF HITLER

    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.

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Inside_the_Third_ReichInside the Third Reich - Wikipedia

    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.