Albert Speer 1. Born in March 19th 1905, and the middle child of three sons, you could say Albert Speer had a life of a movie star. Having a father who was a successful architect in Mannheim, and a mother who came from a wealthy family you would say that the Speer family was more than well off. The Speer family had their own cook, kitchen maid, chamber maid, butler, chauffer, nanny and governess; Albert Speer was the upper class instead of the upper-middle which he classified himself into. But
whether Speer was truly repentant over his involvement in the Nazi regime or an egoistic self-oriented character has been widely debated, with conjured evidence supporting both viewpoints. In the early stages, Hitler and Speer bonded over a common interest for architecture. Upon noticing his work, Hitler developed a personal liking towards Speer; this is evident in the way Hitler treated Speer as a respected equal as opposed to the dominating attitude employed at his political associates. Speer likely
understanding of his character and changing personality. Speer’s childhood was a chief component that assisted in shaping the individual he was to mature into and the emotions he would choose to publicize. Speer was born on the 19th of March during 1905, in the city of Mannheim Germany. Even though Speer was brought up into an upper-middle-class family or ‘haute bourgeoisie’ receiving all the advantages wealth provided, his childhood was despondent. Speer’s parent’s lack of affection due to the priorities
The Life of Albert Speer Albert Speer was born in Mannheim, Germany on the 19 March 1905, he was the son of an architect. He grew up in the town of Heidelberg in his early years, it has been said that his childhood was not one of happiness. Following in his father's footsteps, Speer studied architecture at the Institute of Technology in Berlin-Charlotteburg. He attained his licence in 1927 and became the assistant to Professor Heinrich Tessenow. Speer went on to marry his wife, margarete
interpretations of Albert Speer. The most influential was Speer’s own character construction of himself in his defence at the Nuremberg trials. This view was held by a majority of historians until Matthias Schmidt found holes in Speer’s story. A large blow was dealt to Speer’s own construction of his role in Nazi Germany when the Walters’ chronicles were released containing various incriminating evidence. There are still a number of historians who prefer to view Albert Speer as the Good Nazi, even though
This week’s reading focuses on the trial from Christmas 1945 through February 1946. The reading focused primarily on the two defendants who were extremely opposite in nature; Speer and Ribbentrop as well as what I would call the deterioration of the American prosecutorial team. The other interesting fact is that Hess was still feigning (?) his inability to remember. I disagree with some of the statements made by the author; I believe Hess, will suffering from a form of dementia (hallucinations
“Some people are swept along by the events others use it to their advantage.”. To what extent is this statement true? Albert Speer epitomizes an individual who used an event to his advantage. Therefore, the statement is inaccurate in relation to Albert Speer. Speer used his relationships in the Nazi Party and relationship with Hitler to establish his career. He abused his authority as the Armaments Minister to advance his political position. Additionally, he lied at his Nuremberg Trials to prevent
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
Albert Speer Born on the 9th of March 1905 and died on the 1st of September 1981, Albert Speer was the Chief Architect for the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1941. Hitler admired Speer’s architectural works due to the large usage of the Nazi’s National symbol; the Swastika which was conveyed as a symbol of “pain” at the time. The once architect was promoted to the Minister Of Armaments, Ammunition and then later was promoted to be the Minister Of War Production. Speers followed in the footsteps of Hitler's
Main Events in the Career of Albert Speer Albert Speer, a very talented architect was Hitler's architect in the preceding years and during the Second World War. He was later promoted to very influential positions in Germany regarding the economy as a whole and was vital to Germanys war production and design, which resulted in a close friendship between him and the Nazi leader Adolph Hitler. Late in 1930, a certified architect of 3 years, Speer first heard Hitler speak at a beer hall,
argument is illustrated by the life of Albert Speer, as his constant striving for self-gain trumps any key ideological belief. This is evident in Speer’s joining of the Nazi Party, his work for the Nazi Party both as an architect and a reichsminister, and finally in his life following the war both during the Nuremberg Trials and after Spandau. Albert Speer only joined the Nazi Party out of pure curiosity, rather than any ideological motive. When Speer first saw Hitler, it was at the university he
Albert Speer was one of the most prominent Nazi within the regime, and possibly one of hitler's only friends. However his complex personality as a result of his traumatic childhood, a combination with a cunning intelligence and tireless work ethic saw Speers rise to becoming one of the most powerful and prominent figures in the Third Reich. Three key events that ultimately established the position of Speer in the Nazi Party include: his joining of the Nazi Party on the 1st of March 1931 and early
Albert Speer was born on the 19th of March, 1905, in Manheim, Germany into a wealth family. Although Speer was quite the mathematician, his parents pushed him to embrace architecture. He graduated from the Institute of Technology in Berlin in 1927 and began his career working as Heinrich Tessenow’s part time assistant lecturer. Whilst Tessenow never agreed with Nazism, many of his students did. Some of the students invited Speer to a Nazi Rally projected towards students at which Hitler was speaking
Albert Speer had an extraordinary rise to prominence once joined the Nazi Party in 1931, but it evident that with the help of Hitler his rise was made exceedingly successful. There was numerous ways that helped to push Speer’s rise to prominence throughout this period of time. This included the early work Speer had done for the Nazi Party including his work for Hitler which had assisted him to achieve a high position in the building of the Reich Capital, this allowed Speer to only answer to Hitler
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
provide order, racial purity, education, economic stability, and further benefits for the state (Hitler, 2.6). Albert Speer, who worked closely under Hitler reveals in his memoir Inside the Third Reich that the Führer “was tempestuously hailed by his numerous followers,” highlighting the appreciation from the German population in response to his project of rejuvenating their state (Speer, 15). The effectiveness of Hitler’s propaganda clearly served its purpose in distracting the public from suspecting
It was of great concern at the time that the German cities lacked monumentality and grandeur. it was for this reason that Hitler appointed Speer. Speer has a unique ability to give "material form" to spatial megalomania. For Hitler, the monumentality of Speers architecture was not simply about the art of giving form to space but also the art of creating power through monumental spatial forms. It has been shown by critical architects that the manipulation
characters of this trial were of vast contradiction to each other; there was Herman Georing the relentless leader, Joachim von Ribbentrop the guilty and indecisive follower of Hitler, Hjalmar Schacth the arrogant financial wizard of the Rich and Albert Speer the remorseful head of armament and munitions. Three of the four allies wanted the Nazi leaders to be executed without a trial Winston Churchill said, "They should be rounded up and shot like dog's" but the Americans persuaded the other allies that
The fourth key member of Hitler’s inner circle is the German Architect Albert Speer. He was a brilliant Architect, the drawings of his buildings were what drew Hitler to recruiting Speer. Many architects dream of being able to build their own building and be able to look upon to with pride. Hitler was able to take it step further with Speer. Hitler gave him the opportunity to build complete cities. From the start Speer was completely under the influence of Hitler and built anything that he needed
A premature birth is when the baby is delivered 3 weeks or more before the normal due date. In other words, it's the delivery of the baby at 37 weeks rather than the full 40 week pregnancy (Mayo Clinic, 2011). Having premature birth causes the premature development of the baby. This means that their vital organs which are necessary for sustainability and survivability are underdeveloped, therefore increasing the risk of respiratory distress for the neonates because they develop breathing disorders