Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production
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Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 17 March 1940 |
Dissolved | 8 May 1945 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Nazi Germany |
Headquarters | Viktoriastraße 11, Berlin |
Employees | 500[citation needed] |
Minister responsible |
The Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production (German: Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion) was established on March 17, 1940, in Nazi Germany. Its official name before September 2, 1943, was the 'Reichsministerium für Bewaffnung und Munition' (transl. Reich Ministry of Arming and Munitions).
Its task was to improve the supply of the Wehrmacht with the necessary supplies of weapons and ammunition.[citation needed]
Ministers
No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | Fritz Todt (1891–1942) | 17 March 1940 | 8 February 1942 † | 1 year, 328 days | NSDAP | Hitler | |||
2 | Albert Speer (1905–1981) | 8 February 1942 | 30 April 1945 | 3 years, 81 days | NSDAP | Hitler | |||
3 | Karl Saur (1902–1966) | 30 April 1945 | 2 May 1945 | 2 days | NSDAP | Goebbels |