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Modern History Assessment Task Significant Individual - Albert Speer Biography: Born in Mannheim, Germany, 1905, Albert Speer grew up in the family residence in the scenic university town of Heidelberg under rather emotionally cold conditions. Like his father Speer studied hard and became an architect, though Speer himself actually had preferred a degree in mathematics. He completed his architectural studies at the Institute of Technology in Berlin-Charlottenburg and became assistant to Professor Heinrich Tessenow, a champion …

…Nazi war effort was mixed. By increasing the rate of production of armaments, the war effort was helped yet he countered this success by contributing to the downfall of the Nazi regime by not following Hitler's orders. He was loyal to Hitler until he thought Hitler's actions were not in the best interest of Germany. His actions reflect a nationalistic man who was more interested in the success of the German state than Nazi ideals.