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List of party and governmental positions held by Albert Speer, from 1932 to 1945

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Albert Speer (Minister for Armament and War Production)

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Albert Speer

German architect, Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi Germany (1905-1981)

Albert Speer i 1933
  • Born: 1905-03-19 (Mannheim) (country: Germany)
  • Died: 1981-09-01 (London)
  • Country of citizenship: Germany
  • Occupation: architect; autobiographer; engineer; politician
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (series ordinal: 474481)
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel; Sturmabteilung
  • Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant); Milch Trial (date: 1945-10-18; role: witness)
  • Military branch: Schutzstaffel

Date: Date Unknown

Literal Title: Certificate

Defendant: Albert Speer

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: PS-2980

Citation: IMT (page 1385)

HLSL Item No.: 455366

Notes:The document is not dated.

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PS-2980: Signed certificate of Albert Speer repositions held by him

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PS-2980: List of posts held by Speer till 1945, signed by him and his counsel in Nuremberg

Nürnberg, Germany
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the following positions in the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and German Government were held by Albert Speer at or between the time stated for each position, or, if no time is stated, at some point between 1932 and 1945. There are also listed certain organizations established by Albert Speer and honors conferred upon him:
1. Member of Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (1932-1945).
2. Appointed Hitler's architect on the death of Ludwig Troost (1934).
3. General Inspector of Buildings for the Reich capitol. Awarded golden badge of honor of party (1937).
4. After September 1939 organized Baustab Speer for the construction of German armament works. Formed the Transportflotte Speer within the ranks of NSKK (1939).
5. Appointed to Dr. Todt's post as Reichsminister for Armaments and Munitions and also of party office held by Dr. Todt. Became head of Organization Todt (February 1942).
6. Appointed General Plenipotentiary for Armaments within the Four-Year Plan Ministry (March 1942).
7. Took charge of Armaments Office of the German High Command (May 1942).
8. Entrusted with entire German war production for duration of hostilities, and given title of Reichsminister for Armaments and War Production (1943).
9. Member of German Reichstag (1941-1945).
10. Member of Central Planning Board (1943-1945).
/s/ Dr. Flaechsner '
Counsel for Albert Speer
Albert Speer /s/ Speer
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