If you are interested in architecture, you might want to read about Albert Speer. He was Hitler's main architect. Hitler ordered him to rebuild Berlin into Germania. Germania was going to be the new capital. In 1945 when the Nazi Party fell the plans were over. The war was over and Hitler had killed himself. In 1945 Speer told people he was going to kill Hitler. My opinion of Albert Speer was that he was a good nazi. when in trial for crimes he did and didn't comity he apologized for the nazis rude and illegal way of handling the jews. Albert Speer was a good nazi because he rebuilt Berlin like hitler had asked him to.
Albert Speer was born on March 19, 1905 in Mannheim. His father was an architect and his family were
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With this authority, Speer expanded a system of conscript and slave labour, supplied primarily from concentration camps, that maintained production of war material for Nazi Germany (Britannica). The brilliant architect minister of armaments and war production for the Third Reich and a close friend to Hitler. Throughout World War II, Speer had directed an “armaments miracle,” doubling Hitler’s production orders and prolonging the German war effort while under relentless Allied air attacks (King Gilbert). Speer instituted the changes in the institutional framework of the German war economy which made the brilliant success of German war production between spring, 1942 and summer 1944 possible (Pike John). Speer’s designs are uniformly moribund and dry, without a spark of originality (Sorkin Michael). Speer did get off easy at Nuremberg, but his status as a “classical” architect was part of what saved him (Sorkin Michael). He proceeded to make administrative changes that greatly increased the efficiency of the German war economy. Speer's arrest and trial as a war criminal relates to the heavy use of slave labor brutalized by the NAZI state (“Albert Speer”). Speer was the architect for Germania before the Nazi Party fell in 1945 (History.com Staff). Architect Albert Speer was the “good Nazi” (Kate
Speer’s Rise in the Nazi Party Albert Speer rose from a mere architect to be one of the most influential Nazi leaders of the Third Reich, and self-admittedly Hitler’s closest friend. As a young, struggling architect Speer joined the Nazi Party as a ‘Septemberling’, and subsequently began to design many of the displays and structures that succeeded in promoting the Fuhrer Myth. Within the NSDAP Speer progressed to the position of Minister for Armaments and War Production in 1942, a reward for his superior managerial skills, and effectively utilised in the Nazi war effort. However, Speer’s rise in the NSDAP was often degraded by the members of the ‘old guard’, who thought that he had not earned his affluent position in Nazi society, but was rather a result of his friendship with Hitler. Albert Speer was born on 19th March 1905 into an upper-middle class family in the German city of Mannheim, and as a result of his families affluent position in society, they were relatively untouched by the Second World War.
Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist during World War II. As a greedy businessman, he was looking to profit from the times. He took over an enamelware factory in Krakow Poland, after Germany invaded Poland in 1939. He used cheap Jewish labor in his factory to manufacture and sell pots and pans to the German Army. By 1941, he had become very wealthy from his efforts. He had power, prestige, and wealth beyond compare – he had it all, and gave little thought to what (or whose) expense he had gained it.
Shortly after Speer was given two major tasks: Draw up a plan for a new Berlin and create a centre for conventions in Nuremberg. Both Hitler and Speer, jointly planned the building of the new capital, and in 1937, Speer was officially appointed the Inspector General of construction of the Reich's capital. His department was responsible, among other things, for the apartments, for which the Berlin Jews were evicted from...
In Hitler's early years Hitler was born on April 20, 1889. His birthplace was in an inn in Braunau, Austria near the German border(“Zapotary,
The Brilliant and Evil Hitler & nbsp; Hitler was both brilliant and evil. He won the following of nearly all German people, and brought a desperate country out of poverty and post-war dissolution. It was not by virtue that Hitler accomplished these things. Instead, it was through evil planning, mass rallies, emotional appeal to a vulnerable population, stirring military displays, and the eventual extermination of millions of innocent people: Jews (anyone with one or more Jewish grandparents), Communists, Negroes, the mentally ill, and anyone else in his way. He called his plan to rid the world of "inferior" human beings the "Final Solution.
Multiple German officials opposed Hitler and his policies. Ethics and morals guided some to this difference of opinion with the Fuhrer. Others simply realized the foolhardiness of beginning a world war. They also dealt with Hitler differently. Men like Fritsch chose to oppose him with reason rather than violence. Beck and Stauffenberg attempted to end the war by the only method they knew, assassination. However these men attempted to stop Hitler, they are all heroes and should be remembered as such for the sacrifices they made to end a senseless war.
Adolf Hitler came into the lime light as a man with a totally reputable objective and the antidote for poverty in Germany after the war. Hitler actually seemed to be living up to his word as he rebuilt the country and so Germans gave his more and more power.
Up to 1938 Hitler achieved many things previously thought unachievable that soon after the war. He was regarded by many at that time as one of the great men of Germany. This opinion is later abandoned by most following World War II.
Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany during World War II and the Holocaust, was the mastermind behind this tragic event. He, at one time, actually attempted to overthrow the German government. This resulted in him being arrested. He was supposed to serve five years in prison, but ended up only spending about nine months in prison. While he was in jail he wrote an autobiography called Mein Kampf ("My Struggles"), about the struggles he faced in his lifetime. The book became widely popular and sold millions of copies worldwide. Once he was released from jail, he was actually accepted into the German government as Chancellor. With his place in the government he was able to change the law in a way that made him a self-appointed dictator. We learn about these events because it's important to know how it all started and how certain events lead to others, all leading up to the main event; The Holocaust.
Speer’s well structured and thought out defence shaped historical interpretation for years to come. At Nuremberg he presented himself as a pure technician and not involved in the politics or ideology of the party. He also claimed collective responsibility for crimes against Jews but also his ignorance of the Nazi intentions. As he stated at a later time: “I just stood aside and said to myself that as long as I did not personally participate it had nothing to do with me. My toleration for the anti Semitic campaign made me responsible for it.” This admission of guilt won a fair amount of sympathy from the court. The reasons he gave for being with the Nazi party was that he was taken by Hitler’s personality and also realised that if he was to achieve his dream as an architect he will have to sell his soul to the party. This image of Speer was to be accepted for a while by most historians and was given little attention. This was probably because Speer was a little less ‘spectacular’ than Hitler’s other henchmen. There were however some suspicions. John Galbraith, a member of the US team that debriefed Speer before the Nuremberg trial, said in Life magazine 1945 that Speer’s claims contained “elements of fantasy”. He also believed that Speer’s confession was a part of his “well developed strategy of self vindication and survival.”
Although she was young, Anne Frank is the greatest diarist of European history because she preserved a critical time in history, her work captured the human experience of the Holocaust, and her ideals of hope and optimism remain influential throughout our world today. Adolph Hitler was appointed the chancellor of Germany in 1933. The Nazi regime promised a better future, appealing to the unemployed, youth, and lower-middle class. Hitler was a mesmerizing speaker, capturing the dreams of many and gaining support among the public. However, this “political savior” had different intentions for the Jews.
He wished to become an artist but was rejected from the Academy in Vienna. (http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/adolf-hitler) Hitler had a lot to do with Germany and he was remembered, but not because of anything positive, but because he was one of the worst coldhearted dictators Germany or the world could’ve experienced.
Whether for good of for bad one thing you can't deny about Hitler is that he as many major accomplishments.He killed more than astonishing seven million Jewish people.Despite how bad you might think he is, he did win a Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 50.He also created more opportunities for German by getting rid of Jews from Germany.He also knew how to grow a military, the fact that he took the German Army from 100,000 soldiers to 2 million soldiers is undoubtedly impressive.
Adolf Hitler is known to be one of the “greatest” leaders in history who had abused his powers and had shattered his country apart. Born in 1889 in Austria, Hitler abused his powers because of his greedy ego and because of his narcissism. It all became with Hitler organizing a party called the National Socialist, most popularly know as the Nazi Party. The rise of the Nazi Party was the thing that led to the start of Hitler’s rein and his abuse of power. The Nazi Party eventually led Adolf Hitler to come to rule and had given Hitler the chance to take control the entire nation.
World War II was one of the worst events in human history, but also one of the most influential. For those who dont know, World War II was started by the German Empire, and more specificaly, Adolf Hilter.