There has been much debate over whether Albert Speer was a ‘good Nazi’. He was seen as "the Nazi who said sorry" as he accepted responsibility at the Nuremburg trials. However‚ many people also view him as the ‘disingenuous liar’ who lied to evade a death sentence in Nuremberg and his extent of involvement and knowledge of the treatment of Jews are still debated. Speer himself endeavoured to create an image of himself as a ‘good Nazi’ and that he was merely an ambitious architect who had been misguided
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Assess Albert Speer’s contribution to the Nazi war effort Albert Speer’s contribution to the Nazi war effort started well before the declaration of war. His work for the Nazi regime aided Adolf Hitler in lifting the morale of the German people and consolidating Nazi power which was determined to engage in armed conflict. Speer was an accomplished architect and a highly efficient organiser. Hitler addressed Berlin’s university students at a Berlin rally in 1931‚ and Speer who was in the audience
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Personalities in the twentieth century Question a) Outline the main features in the background and rise to prominence of Albert Speer Berthold Konnad Herman Albert Speer‚ born 2nd of 3 sons on March 19th 1905 into a wealthy family to father Albert Friedich Speer‚ and mother‚ Luise Mathilde Wilhelmin Hommel in March 1905‚ was a famous architect during the Second World War. Speer was 9 when World War 1 began in 1914. Wealth made it easier for his family‚ allowing them to buy whatever food was available
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Albert Speer Albert Speer was born in March 19‚ 1905 and was first known as an Architect although later becoming Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich during World War II. Speer is now commonly known as ‘the Nazi who said sorry’. Speer grew up in the German town of Heidelberg. Speer started his architectural studies at the University of Karlsruhe in 1923 this university was not the most reputable for architecture so Speer transferred to the more renowned Technical University
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When measuring the extent to which Albert Speer had a positive impact on his time‚ it is essential to identify all the contributions made by Speer that had both a positive and negative effect on Germany and the broader global world. The positive contributions made by Speer include his work as the “First Architect of the Reich” — consisting of the Germania project and the Reich Chancellery; and as Armaments Minister which significantly strengthened the Nazi war effort. However‚ all this was negated
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Nuremberg Trials‚ acclaimed author and “Good Nazi” Albert Speer has obviously left his mark on history. In this speech I will be arguing that Speer although made some positive actions in his life he had a mostly negative impact on his time. Originally an architect Albert Speer strove to transform Germany into Hitler’s dream‚ the imperial capital of the Third Reich. By designing Goebbels HQ and later ministry‚ the Nuremburg Trials and the Reich Chancellery Speer managed to accomplice this in a suitably Neo-classical
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Despite Albert Speer’s claims‚ as Minister of Armaments‚ it is inevitable that Albert Speer was aware of the use and abuse of forced labour and the appalling conditions of inmates at concentration camps and I find it hard to believe anything contrary. As Gitta Sereny suggests‚ Speer knew a lot more than what he led on‚ he knew what he was inevitably going to find out. Although Speer states in‚ Inside the Third Reich‚ “I did not investigate‚ I did not want to know”‚ this position of knowledge places
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The life of Albert Speer was undoubtedly shaped by his personal background and historical context. These include his membership into the Nazi Party‚ his appointment as First Architect of the Reich‚ and eventually‚ as the Minister for Armaments and Munitions. These events gave Speer the opportunity to expand his architectural endeavours and exhibit his undeniable technical and administrative skills. Speer’s membership into the Nazi Party on 1 March 1931 as member #474‚481 was the indisputable
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WELTHAUPTSTADT GERMANIA In 1937‚ Hitler informed the Reichstag his plan on modernizing German capitals. Appointing architect Albert Speer as the Inspector General of Buildings‚ giving him the powers and authority of G.B.I (General Bau Inspektor). (Speer 1985‚ 45) The plan – to transform the “sprawling metropolis” Berlin that it was‚ into a monumental capital - ’Welthauptstadt Germania’ or ’World Capital Germania’; A redevelopment plan that might have proceeded if the Nazis won the World War II.
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Bibliography: Albert‚ Speer‚ Inside the Third Reich. New York: Macmillan‚ 1970. Blau‚ Eve‚ The Architecture Of Red Vienna‚ 1919–1934. Cambridge: MIT Press‚ 1999. Barron and Stephanie‚ Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany. New York: Harry N. Abrams‚
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