Albert Speer

Born

March 19, 1905

Died

September 1, 1981 · age 76

From

Mannheim, Germany

Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer was a German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. A close ally of Adolf Hitler, he was convicted at the Nuremberg trial and sentenced to 20 years in prison.