Minister for Co-ordination of Defence
British Government position (1936–40) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minister for Co-ordination of Defence was a British Cabinet-level position established in 1936 to oversee and co-ordinate the rearmament of Britain's defences. It was abolished in 1940.
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