Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production

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Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production

Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion
Agency overview
Formed	17 March 1940 (1940-03-17)
Dissolved	8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)
Jurisdiction	Nazi Germany
Headquarters	Viktoriastraße 11, Berlin
Employees	500
Ministers responsible	Fritz Todt† Albert Speer

The Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production (German: Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion) was established on March 17, 1940, in Nazi Germany. It had about 500 employees. Its official name before September 2, 1943 was the 'Reichsministerium für Bewaffnung und Munition' (transl. Reich Ministry of Armaments and Munitions). Its task was to improve the supply of the Wehrmacht with the necessary supplies of weapons and ammunition.

Ministers[]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
1		Todt, FritzFritz Todt (1891–1942)	17 March 1940	8 February 1942 †	1 year, 328 days	NSDAP	Hitler
2		Speer, AlbertAlbert Speer (1905–1981)	8 February 1942	30 April 1945	3 years, 81 days	NSDAP	Hitler
3		Saur, KarlKarl Saur (1902–1966)	30 April 1945	23 May 1945	23 days	NSDAP	Goebbels Flensburg

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