Title: WWII German Albert Speer's "Spandau: The Secret Diaries" with Funeral Notice & Personal Letters
Title: WWII German Albert Speer's "Spandau: The Secret Diaries" with Funeral Notice & Personal Letters
Description: This offering is a profound collection of items associated with Albert Speer, the German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich during World War II. The collection includes an English edition of "Spandau: The Secret Diaries," published in 1976, in very good original condition. Accompanying the book are personal and historically significant documents: a funeral notice from 1981, a handwritten card by his daughter Hilde Speer, and a London press death notice. Additionally, there is a handwritten card from Margarete Speer to a guard who befriended Albert Speer during his imprisonment in Spandau. These pieces provide a multifaceted look into the personal life of Speer and his family following the war and his subsequent incarceration.
Product Details:
- Book: "Spandau: The Secret Diaries" by Albert Speer
- Publication Year: 1976
- Language: English
- Page Count: 451 pages
- Funeral Notice: 1981, for Albert Speer
- Personal Writing: Handwritten card by Hilde Speer
- Press Notice: London death notice for Albert Speer
- Additional Document: Handwritten card by Margarete Speer to a Spandau prison guard
Brief History of Margarete Speer and Her Father Albert Speer: Albert Speer was one of the most prominent members of the Nazi regime, often called "Hitler's architect" for his close work with the Führer on numerous significant architectural projects. He later became the Minister of Armaments and War Production, and his organization of the German war machine prolonged the conflict significantly. After the war, Speer was convicted at the Nuremberg Trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison, which he served at Spandau Prison in Berlin.
Margarete Speer, his wife, stood by him throughout the trial and his imprisonment. Her correspondence with a guard who befriended Speer reflects a personal side of the Speer family's life that was kept private from the public eye.
The personal letters and funeral notice provide insight into the relationships and legacy of a man who was at the center of one of the most tumultuous times in modern history. The book itself, "Spandau: The Secret Diaries," is Speer's own account of his experiences within the Nazi hierarchy, his reflections on his role and actions during the war, and his life in imprisonment.
Collectors and history enthusiasts will find this collection to be a treasure trove of personal and historical narratives that give depth to the figure of Albert Speer and his immediate family in the years following World War II.