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March 19, 1905
Albert Speer, German architect and politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1981)
Albert Speer
Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer was a German architect who served as Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. A close friend and ally of Adolf Hitler, he was convicted at the Nuremberg trials and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Nuremberg trials
The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries across Europe and committing atrocities against their citizens in World War II.
March 19
March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 287 days remain until the end of the year.