Magnus Brechtken (born 21 March 1964) is a German historian. He is the deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich and teaches at the

Ludwig Maximilians University The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

in Munich. In 2017 he wrote a biographical study of

Albert Speer Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (; ; 19 March 1905 – 1 September 1981) was a German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. A close ally of Adolf Hitler, he ...

which won the 2017 .

History

Since 2012 Brechtken has been deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich and teaches as an adjunct professor at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität.

Albert Speer biography

In 2017 Brechtken published a biographical study of

that received a positive reception from critics and reached No. 8 in the ''

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'' bestseller list.

Sven Felix Kellerhoff Sven Felix Kellerhoff (born 1971) is a German historian, journalist and author who specialises in the history of the Nazi era. Education and career Kellerhoff was born in 1971 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was educated at the Free University of Berli ...

, reviewing the book in ''

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'', said it was now impossible to spread the myth that Speer was the "good Nazi". Robert Probst said in the ''

Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. History ...

'' that Brechtken had produced a comprehensive account of Speer and praised the depth and rigour of the work.Robert Probst:
Das Ende der Mythen um Albert Speer
'. In: ''Süddeutsche Zeitung,'' 1. Juni 2017.

References

External links

Seite von Prof. Dr. Magnus Brechtken beim Institut für Zeitgeschichte (IfZ) München
* Markus Brechtken:

' WDR 5, Redezeit, 29. Juni 2017, 11.05 - 11.35 (Audiodatei), Interview zu seiner Biografie: ''Albert Speer'', 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brechtken, Magnus 20th-century German historians Historians of Nazism 1964 births Living people 21st-century German historians