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Birth › March 19, 1905 › Born in Mannheim Death › September 1,1981 › Died in London
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Speer decided on an architectural career and went to school at: › Munich Institute of Technology › Berlin-Charlottenburg Institute Gained architectural license in 1927.
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Speer was influenced to become a Nazi after hearing Hitler speak at a Berlin rally in 1930. Soon, he joined the Nazi party officially in January of 1931.
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He impressed the Fuehrer by his talents in architecture. The Fuehrer personally gave Speer assignments. Later became Hitler’s personal architect. Hitler and Speer developed a special relationships in which Hitler gave Speer: › Freedoms › Complete allegiance
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In 1942 Hitler was appointed as Minister of Armaments. He considerably raised the production levels of the armaments. Prolonged the war for at least a year and gave the Nazis more time with the mass murder of Jews, Russians, Gypsies and others. He became a genius who kept the war machines functioning under the Allied blockade and bombardment.
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Nuremberg International Military Tribunal › Speer was found guilty for: War crimes Crimes against humanity He was sentenced to twenty years in prison in 1946.
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Speer wrote the following books: › Erinnerungen › Inside the Third Reich › Spandau: The Secret Diaries
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After the war Speer and Hitler are no longer friends. Speer began to refuse orders. Speer even said he had planned to assassinate Hitler, however, it is said that he would probably not follow through with the plan.
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