Albert Speer (1905 - 1981)

Born:
March 19, 1905 in Mannheim, Germany

Died:
September 1, 1981(age 76)

About:
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.