Erinnerungen, memories is a memoir written by albert speer, the nazi minister of armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as adolf hitlers main architect before this period. See more ideas about the third reich, world war and german architecture. Buy inside the third reich new ed by speer, albert isbn. Monochrome photograph of the upper body of albert speer, signed at the bottom. Scroll down to see images of the item below the description.
Speer, who died in london in 1981, denied knowing about the holocaust in his bestselling 1969 book, inside the third reich, as well as in lengthy interviews with the british author gitta sereny. Captain hodge acquired the book when he was arresting ss guard heinrich hornetz in frankfort in 1946. His battle with truth is a dense but wellwritten, meticulously researched and brilliant tome by the londonbased journalist gitta sereny, reconsidering the colorful life, memorable tribulations and profound ethical and moral conflicts of the third reichs master technocrat. Speer in pencil, with an additional short autograph postscript in ink signed, sp. After world war ii, speer was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Every purchase includes our industry recognized coa. Letter proves speer knew of holocaust plan world news. Albert speer s most popular book is inside the third reich. In addition to the names and addresses, a letter was found in the book denying a request for an autograph of goebbels written by his private assistant. Speers signature is shown in the charles hamilton book leaders and personalities of the third reich pages 126 and 127. Speer writes in full i apologise for the fact that i can only answer in german, but my secretary does not speak your language.
For the television film based on the book, see inside the third reich film. Inside the third reich is a lengthy in my edition, seven hundred pages, not including notes, bibliography or index memoir written by albert speer, focusing on the years between 1933 and 1945 when he was hitlers architect, his minister of arms and munitions, and probably one of the closest things hitler had to a friend. Albert speer autograph postwar typed letter by hitlers architect. Albert speer autograph signed letter autograph collection. Inside the third reich, first edition, by albert speers. Both attempts are as exasperating as they are exhaustive. Questions about albert speers awareness of the holocaust haunted adolf hitlers wartime armaments minister and favorite architect until his death at 76 in 1981. I am glad to send you a small dedication, which you. Albert speers most popular book is inside the third reich. As the minister in charge of all industrial and arms production during the last three years of the second world war, he was effectively the second most powerful man in germany after adolf hitler himself. Abbott and costello authentic signed autograph book pages in great shape 281950. But it was a different story when he was asked about.
Albert speer biography facts, childhood, family of nazi. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For the last three years of the war he was the second most powerful man in the third reich and hitlers most trusted lieutenant. Albert speer was the minister of armaments and war production in nazi germany during most of world war ii. He later published popular books about the third reich. Speer, albert 19051981 four pages content autograph letter signed. An extraordinarily rare and important typed draft d. He was the second of three sons of luise mathilde wilhelmine hommel and albert friedrich speer. Without albert speer, the war might have ended in 1943. Buy albert speer in antiquarian and collectable books and get the best deals. Albert speer and karl donitz sign a small black and. Albert speer 19051981 nazi german architect and minister of armaments and war production, convicted of war crimes at nuremburg.
Albert speer is known to history as both the devils architect and the nazi who said sorry. Save albert speer signed to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Text of message from speer in berlin, april 3, 1945, to gauleiter uiberreither in graz an austrian city annexed by germany 19381945. Disney autograph book, personalized minnie mouse with bow names disney adventure 5 x 7 autograph book, memory book, scrapbook flamingoroadjournals 5 out. He later became a prominent speaker on the horrors of the nazi regime and managed to.
This man owns the largest collection of nazi artifacts. However, speers mother was not very excited to have margarete as her daughterinlaw. Signed book in german, speers spandauer tagebucher spandau. Big money spent as personal items from hitlers office go. At a construction site in 1935, decorator gerdy troost center is flanked by architect albert speer far left and their common client adolf hitler second from right.
The candor and lies of nazi officer albert speer the minister of armaments was happy to tell his captors about the war machine he had built. He was the son of albert speer 190581, adolf hitlers chief architect before assuming the office of minister of armaments and war production for the third reich during world war ii. She was the daughter of a successful craftsman and businessman. At the 194546 warcrimes trial of nazi leade rs in nuremberg, speer was sentenced to 20 years in berlins spandau prison for his complicity in hitlers atrocities. Signed by albert speer adolf hitler armaments ministerwwii. Nazi war criminal albert speer who escaped death by claiming he did not know of hitlers atrocities was at the heart of the holocaust, a book claims a selfprofessed good nazi, speer convinced nuremberg judges of his innocence and was instead sent to spandau prison for 20 years. Albert speer book photograph signed 06071970 cosigned. Throughout the letter, speer mentions exchanging a few letters with rocket pioneer werner. In 1918, the family leased their mannheim residence and moved to a home they had in heidelberg. Speer was born in mannheim, into an uppermiddleclass family. Thank you very much for the photo copy of the letter of 15 february 1945. It not only deals with speers incarceration but his self reflection.
It is considered to be one of the most detailed descriptions of the inner workings and leadership of nazi germany but is controversial because of speers lack of discussion of nazi. Gitta sereny, who has written prolifically about the third reich and spent 12 years working with albert speer and a large number of people who knew him, tells the story of his life in considerable detail and tries to establish whether he spoke the truth about what he knew of hitlers horrors. Albert speer 19051981 nazi german architect and minister of armaments and war production, convicted of war crimes at nuremberg. I inside the third reich, memiors of albert speer verlay ultstein gmbh published the german first printing of speers memoirs in germany under the title of erinnerungen in 1969. Shop for albert speer related autographs, signed photographs, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection.
A close ally of adolf hitler, he was convicted at the nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Albert speer autograph postwar typed letter by hitlers. His architectural skills made him increasingly prominent within the. The first half deals with speer and hitler planning and building monuments to the nazi party. Nazi reich minister of armaments and war production, 19421945. Pages autograph for sale old maps and vintage clocks. The book was a worn, thick burgundy paperback, spine splintered in three parts, tiny print crammed on its pages. Speer was hitlers architect and later minister of armaments.
Albert speer in antiquarian and collectable books for sale ebay. Fritz todt and albert speer master builders of the third reich. His grandfather, albert friedrich speer, was also an architect. Inside the third reich memoirs by albert speer by albert speer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Architecture 19321942 by leon krier in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. The candor and lies of nazi officer albert speer history. One wall was taken up with machine guns, rifles and rocket launchers in serried rows. These two conflicting monikers would appear to suggest speer was a willing participant in the plans of adolf hitler that is, until he realized the war was lost for germany and tried to distance himself from the dictator.
This was done so that the approval of content is assured to be in orchestration with the wishes of the chief official himself. Typed letter signed in german on personal stationery. Discount prices on books by albert speer, including titles like memoirs. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Albert speer and karl donitz sign a small black and white book photograph. The secret diaries is a great follow up to this book. It is a circular issued by the planning authority of my earlier ministry. Inside the third reich memoirs by albert speer by albert.
Albert speer, german architect who was adolf hitlers chief architect 193345 and minister for armaments and war production 194245. Himmler always signed in green pencil and speer chose red. Albert speer autograph signed letter blue ink autograph of german architect albert speer, who was the minister of armaments and war production for the third reich, on a typed letter dated 10 may 1971. Speer was one of the few defendants at the nuremberg trials to take responsibility for nazi war crimes, even as he denied knowledge of the holocaust. Architecture, 19321942 english and french edition by leon krier, lars olof larsson, et al. Albert speer is the only leading nazi to take responsibility for his actions during world war ii. King, deputy prosecutor at the nuremberg trials who later wrote a book about speer said, love and. Books by albert speer author of inside the third reich. An architect by training, speer joined the nazi party in 1931.
Albert speer served as the minister of armaments and war production in nazi germany during. Rereading albert speers inside the third reich the. After all, albert speer was a convicted war criminal. Albert speer met margarete weber in mid 1922 and immediately fell in love with her. Albert speer book photograph signed 06071970 cosigned by. Save albert speer autograph to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Albert speer has 18 books on goodreads with 25799 ratings. More information about this seller contact this seller 11.
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