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“Hitler's dictatorship was the first of an industrial estate in this age of modern technology, a dictatorship which employed to perfection the instruments of technology to dominate its own people. By means of such instruments of technology, eighty million persons could be made subject to the will of one individual. Telephone, teletype, radio, made it possible to transmit the commands of the highest levels directly to the lowest organs where they were executed uncritically”

Quote by Albert Speer

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Albert Speer
Albert Speer

Albert Speer was a German architect and a significant figure in Nazi Germany. He held various positions under Hitler, including Minister of Armaments and War Production. Known for his contributions to Nazi Germany's architecture and urban planning, Speer also faced controversy for his involvement in war crimes. more

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