Birth of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
Birth of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
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Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer Biography and Timeline
Follow Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer through 26 dated historical records for Germany.
Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1905–1981Years on this page
1905
1931
NSDAP
Appointed Member of NSDAP, number 474,481
Sturmabteilung (SA)
Appointed Member of SA
Marriage
Speer marries Margarete Weber
1932
SS
Appointed Member of SS motorized division
1934
Architect
Appointed head architect of the Nazi Government
Role range: 1934-1942
Department Chief
Appointed Department Chief on Rudolf Hess Staff
Role range: 1933-1945
Architect
Appointed head architect of the Nazi Government
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1942
1937
Berlin Construction
Directed to make plans to rebuild Berlin, which was to become the capital of a "Greater Germany"
Role range: 1934-1942
German Pavilion
Desgns the German Pavilion for the 1937 international exposition in Paris
Role range: 1934-1942
Berlin Construction
Directed to make plans to rebuild Berlin, which was to become the capital of a "Greater Germany"
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1942
German Pavilion
Desgns the German Pavilion for the 1937 international exposition in Paris
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1942
1939
Economy of Germany
Hitler agrees Speers request to centralize iron & stell distribution via the GBI
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Berlin Construction
Instructed by Hitler to rebuild Berlin by 1950, must surpass Paris
1942
Minister of Armaments
Appointed Minister of Armaments
Minister of Armaments
Appointed Minister of Armaments
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1945
1943
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War Production
Bombing of Peeneminde
Rocket factories at Peenemunde are destroyed by Allied bombs
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1945
V2 Rocket
Placed in charge of financing the secret underground camps to produce V2 rockets
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1945
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War Production
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1945
1944
Health of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
Collapses & enters hospital suffering from exhaustion, depression & an inflamed knee
Role range: 1942-1945
Arrest of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
Werner von Braun is soon released following the intervention of Albert Speer
Role range: 1939-1945
1966
Arrest of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
Albert Speer is released from Spandau
Role range: 1939-1945
1970
Inside the 3rd Reich
Publication of "Inside the 3rd Reich"
1976
Spandau
Publication of "Spandau"
1981
Death of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
Death of Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer
Role range: 1933-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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