Essay On Albert Speer

Albert Speer, first architect of the ‘The Third Reich’, and the Minister of Armament and Munitions played a significant role in Germany’s war effort directly and indirectly. As Hitler’s architect and Nazi party member he restored the German people’s confidence in Nazi regime through his grand propaganda rally sites and as Minister of Armaments and Munitions he improved the Germany’s war effort by increasing the production of weapons. Although, he was also criticized by many historians for his role in forced labor camps and killing of Jews but in the end he was able to convince some of the critics by opposing Hitler’s Schored earth policy and preventing the destruction of Germany’s infrastructure.

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In this role his challenge was to increase the weapons production amongst all odds like scarcity of labor and raw material and constant bombing by Allied forces. With his exceptional organizational skills he restructured the war industry, each factory concentrate on a single product which resulted in increased production in less time. He also included the German business in the weapon manufacturing to take advantage of their resources and experience. To overcome the sacristy of raw material he set up a central planning board to eliminate the competition between suppliers, so that factories can receive raw material nonstop. Although Germans lost the war in the end but this upswing in the weapon production gave them more time to fight. “Without Speer, Hitler would have lacked the power to stage his fight to the finish. Although, his organizational skills was appreciated by many historians but he was critised and charged for his role in forced labor camps, where slave labour of concentration camps were used in weapon manufacturing. However, Speer denied these blames as he was not aware of the source of labour and it was the responsibility of Fritz Sauckel, the man in charge of German labour. The truth behind his involvement cannot be fully interrogated in absence of adequate proves and evidence but his contribution in the improving Germany war efforts cannot be denied which made a remarkable impact on history of all the nations involved in World War