Albert Speer

Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer. (1905 - 1981). German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. He was among the 24 "major war criminals" charged with the crimes of the Nazi regime before the International Military Tribunal. He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, principally for the use of slave labor, narrowly avoiding a death sentence. He expressed regret and denied explicit knowledge of the Holocaust giving rise to the "Speer Myth": the perception of him as an apolitical technocrat.

Noteworthy

• Book: Inside the Third Reich (1969).

Controversies

• The "Speer Myth": the perception of him as an apolitical technocrat.
• Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II.
• Among the 24 "major war criminals" charged with the crimes of the Nazi regime before the International Military Tribunal.
• He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, principally for the use of slave labor, narrowly avoiding a death sentence.

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Speer
• Albert_Speer_quotes