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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.
Jun 26, 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.
Jan 8, 2013 · 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 war...
Sep 16, 2021 · Albert Speer was the Nazi Party’s chief architect, a close confidant of Adolf Hitler and the brains behind the Nazi military production machine. Under his leadership, the Nazis implemented a brutal regime of slave labour in armaments factories across Germany.
Feb 2, 2014 · This is a documentary focused on the work of Albert Speer, Hitler's personal architect and Minister for Armaments from 1942. From the acclaimed 'Reputations' series, the film examines Speer's...
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.
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.
