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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.[1] Its official name before September 2, 1943, was the 'Reichsministerium für Bewaffnung und Munition' (transl. Reich Ministry of Arming and Munitions).[1]
Its task was to improve the supply of the Wehrmacht with the necessary supplies of weapons and ammunition.[citation needed]