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'''Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer''' (March 19, 1905 – September 1, 1981), was a [[German]] [[architect]] He was a member of the [[Nazi Party]] and part of [[Adolf Hitler]]'s inner circle in Nazi Germany. Hitler gave him the task of re-designing Munich and Berlin. In early 1942, Speer succeeded Fritz Todt as the German Minister for Armaments. He served in that position until the end of the [[Second World War]]. He was able to raise armaments production but used slave labor to do so.<ref>Hamilton, Charles. ''Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich'' (1984).</ref>
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'''Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer''' (March 19, 1905 – September 1, 1981), was a [[German]] [[architect]] and a [[Nazi Party]] official. He was part of [[Adolf Hitler]]'s inner circle in Nazi Germany. Hitler gave him the task of re-designing Munich and Berlin. In early 1942, Speer succeeded Fritz Todt as the German Minister for Armaments. He served in that position until the end of the [[Second World War]]. He was able to raise armaments production but used slave labor to do so.<ref>Hamilton, Charles. ''Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich'' (1984).</ref>
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He was tried in the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]] and sentenced to 20 years in [[Spandau]] prison, during which time he kept a journal which was published as a book titled: ''Spandau: The Secret Diaries''. He died while on a visit to London in 1981.<ref>Hamilton, Charles. ''Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich'' (1984).</ref>
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He was tried at the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]] and sentenced to 20 years in [[Spandau]] prison, during which time he kept a journal which was published as a book titled: ''Spandau: The Secret Diaries''. He died while on a visit to London in 1981.<ref>Hamilton, Charles. ''Leaders and Personalities of the Third Reich'' (1984).</ref>
    
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