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| − | '''Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer''' (March 19, 1905 – September 1, 1981), was a [[German]] [[architect]] and | + | '''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> |
| − | He was tried in the [[Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal]] and | + | 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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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.[1]
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.[2]