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Albert Speer (19 March 1905, Mannheim – 1 September 1981, London) was a German architect and politician. During Nazi Germany, he served as Adolf Hitler’s chief architect and later as Minister of Armaments and War Production. After the war, he was tried at the Nuremberg Trials and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Speer is remembered in history as one of the few high-ranking officials who acknowledged the crimes of the Nazi regime. Early Life and Education Albert Speer was born into a wealthy