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'''Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer'''<sup>[1]</sup> (<small>German:</small> [ˈʃpeːɐ̯]<small> ( listen)</small>; | '''Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer'''<sup>[1]</sup> (<small>German:</small> [ˈʃpeːɐ̯]<small> ( listen)</small>; <nowiki> </nowiki>March 19th, 1905 – September 1st, 1981) was a German architect who was, for <nowiki> </nowiki>most of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office. As "the Nazi who said sorry",<sup>[b]</sup> he accepted moral responsibility at the Nuremberg trials and in his memoirs for complicity in crimes of the Nazi regime, while insisting he had been ignorant of [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]. | ||
<nowiki> </nowiki>March 19th, 1905 – September 1st, 1981) was a German architect who was, for | |||
<nowiki> </nowiki>most of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office. As "the Nazi who said sorry",<sup>[b]</sup> he accepted moral responsibility at the Nuremberg trials and in his memoirs for complicity in crimes of the Nazi regime, while insisting he had been ignorant of [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]. | |||
Speer joined the Nazi Party in 1931, launching himself on a political and governmental career which lasted fourteen years. His architectural skills made him increasingly prominent within the Party and he became a member of Hitler's inner circle. Hitler instructed him to design and construct structures including the Reich Chancellery and the ''Zeppelinfeld'' stadium in Nuremberg where Party rallies were held. Speer also made plans to reconstruct Berlin on a grand scale, with huge buildings, wide boulevards, and a reorganized transportation system. | Speer joined the Nazi Party in 1931, launching himself on a political and governmental career which lasted fourteen years. His architectural skills made him increasingly prominent within the Party and he became a member of Hitler's inner circle. Hitler instructed him to design and construct structures including the Reich Chancellery and the ''Zeppelinfeld'' stadium in Nuremberg where Party rallies were held. Speer also made plans to reconstruct Berlin on a grand scale, with huge buildings, wide boulevards, and a reorganized transportation system. | ||
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===Government positions=== | ===Government positions=== | ||
*General Building Inspector for the Reich | *General Building Inspector for the Reich Capital: 1937 | ||
*Reich Minister for Weapons, Munitions, and Armaments: 1942 | *Reich Minister for Weapons, Munitions, and Armaments: 1942 | ||
In 1943, under his authority as Reich Minister of Armaments, Speer also became the Director of ''Organisation Todt''. The standard uniform Speer wore during the later half of World War II was an insignia-less Nazi Party brown jacket, with an ''"Org Todt"'' armband. | In 1943, under his authority as Reich Minister of Armaments, Speer also became the Director of ''Organisation Todt''. The standard uniform Speer wore during the later half of World War II was an insignia-less Nazi Party brown jacket, with an ''"Org Todt"'' armband. | ||
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===Political ranks=== | ===Political ranks=== | ||
*''Mitglied'': 1931 | *''Mitglied'': 1931 | ||
*''Amtsleiter der Reichsleitung'' (later replaced by ''Einsatzleiter''; equivalent to '' | *''Amtsleiter der Reichsleitung'' (later replaced by ''Einsatzleiter''; equivalent to ''Lieutenant'' or Second Lieutenant): 1934 | ||
*''Hauptamtsleiter der Reichsleitung'' (later replaced by ''Haupteinsatzleiter''; equivalent to Captain): 1935 | *''Hauptamtsleiter der Reichsleitung'' (later replaced by ''Haupteinsatzleiter''; equivalent to Captain): 1935 | ||
*''Dienstleiter'' (no equivalent, but senior to Colonel) : 1939 | *''Dienstleiter'' (no equivalent, but senior to Colonel) : 1939 | ||