Albert Speer (1905-1081) may have known of the atrocities committed in Germany during the Nazi era, but claimed he did not. He insisted that he was only "following orders" and had no knowledge of the ...
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Albert Speer was a German architect who became a close advisor to Adolph Hitler in the 1930s. During World War II Speer also served as the minister for armaments and war production. As minister he use...
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"You must take this position Albert. You are the best I have." (8th February 1942, Hitler to Speer on the appointment of Speer to Minister for Armaments and Munitions)
Hitler's utmost confidence in A...
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"Whether I would have acted differently if I had known everything, is a question I have asked myself a million times. The answer I give myself is always the same. Somehow I would have gone on trying t...
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Albert Speer was born in Mannheim, Germany on March 19th 1905.his father was a wealthy Mannheim architect and as such encouraged Speer to pursue a career in architecture, although Speer was more inter...
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