Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production

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]

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Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production
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Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion

Formed	17 March 1940 (1940-03-17)
Dissolved	8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)
Jurisdiction	Government of Nazi Germany
Headquarters	Viktoriastraße 11, Berlin
Employees	500^{[citation needed]}
Minister responsible	see list

Its task was to improve the supply of the Wehrmacht with the necessary supplies of weapons and ammunition.^{[citation needed]}

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political party		Cabinet	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Cabinet	Ref.
1		Todt, FritzFritz Todt (1891–1942)	17 March 1940	8 February 1942 †	1 year, 328 days		NSDAP	Hitler	^[2]
2		Speer, AlbertAlbert Speer (1905–1981)	8 February 1942	30 April 1945	3 years, 81 days		NSDAP	Hitler	^[3]
3		Saur, KarlKarl Saur (1902–1966)	30 April 1945	2 May 1945	2 days		NSDAP	Goebbels	^[4]

Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production

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