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Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, based on 26 World History Database records associated with Germany.

26 records1905–198119 events7 places

Chronological biography

1905

Birth of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer19 March 1905

Politics / NSDAP · Mannheim

Birth of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer

1931

Marriage1931

Politics / NSDAP · Member of NSDAP

Speer marries Margarete Weber

NSDAP1 March 1931

Politics / NSDAP · Member of NSDAP

Appointed Member of NSDAP, number 474,481

Sturmabteilung (SA)1 March 1931

Politics / NSDAP · Member of SA

Appointed Member of SA

1932

SS1932

Politics / NSDAP · Member of SS

Appointed Member of SS motorized division

1934

Architect1934

Arts / Architecture · Head Architect · Berlin

Appointed head architect of the Nazi Government

Architect1934

Government / NSDAP Government · Head Architect · Berlin

Appointed head architect of the Nazi Government

Department Chief1934

Government / NSDAP Government · Department Chief · Berlin

Appointed Department Chief on Rudolf Hess Staff

1937

Berlin Construction1937

Arts / Architecture · Head Architect · Berlin

Directed to make plans to rebuild Berlin, which was to become the capital of a "Greater Germany"

Berlin Construction1937

Government / NSDAP Government · Head Architect · Berlin

Directed to make plans to rebuild Berlin, which was to become the capital of a "Greater Germany"

German Pavilion1937

Arts / Architecture · Head Architect · Paris

Desgns the German Pavilion for the 1937 international exposition in Paris

German Pavilion1937

Government / NSDAP Government · Head Architect · Paris

Desgns the German Pavilion for the 1937 international exposition in Paris

1939

Economy of Germany1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler agrees Speers request to centralize iron & stell distribution via the GBI

1940

Berlin Construction23 June 1940

Arts / Architecture · Berlin

Instructed by Hitler to rebuild Berlin by 1950, must surpass Paris

1942

Minister of Armaments1942

Warfare / Military · Minister of Armaments

Appointed Minister of Armaments

Minister of Armaments1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Minister of Armaments

Appointed Minister of Armaments

1943

Bombing of Peeneminde1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Minister of Armaments · Peenemunde

Rocket factories at Peenemunde are destroyed by Allied bombs

Minister of War1943

Warfare / Military · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War Production

Minister of War1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War Production

V2 Rocket1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Minister of Armaments · Harz Mountains

Placed in charge of financing the secret underground camps to produce V2 rockets

1944

Health of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer18 January 1944

Science / Medicine · Minister of Armaments

Collapses & enters hospital suffering from exhaustion, depression & an inflamed knee

Arrest of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert SpeerMarch 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Werner von Braun is soon released following the intervention of Albert Speer

1966

Arrest of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer1966

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Spandau

Albert Speer is released from Spandau

1970

Inside the 3rd Reich1970

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Inside the 3rd Reich"

1976

Spandau1976

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Spandau"

1981

Death of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer1 September 1981

Government / NSDAP Government · London

Death of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer

Titles and roles

Department Chief · Head Architect · Member of NSDAP · Member of SA · Member of SS · Minister of Armaments · Minister of War

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.