Fritz Todt

Fritz Todt was a German engineer, senior Nazi figure, Reich Minister for Armaments and Ammunition, and the founder of Organisation Todt. He died in a plane crash during World War II.

Todt was born in Pforzheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden to a father who owned a small factory. He studied at Technische Hochschule Mnchen and at Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe, receiving a Diplom degree in construction engineering from the latter. Later, he was awarded a Dr.Ing. degree from the Technische Hochschule Mnchen with a thesis titled Fehlerquellen beim Bau von Landstraen aus Teer und Asphalt .

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