The Reich Forestry Office (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: ) was the highest authority for forestry, hunting, timber management, nature conservation, and the preservation of natural monuments in

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. It was established by the Law on the Transition of Forestry and Hunting to the Reich, which was passed unanimously by the Reich government on July 3, 1934. Its aim was to preserve forested areas due to their importance to the nation's culture and industry. At the head of the authority was the Reichsforstmeister with the rank of Reich Minister, though in hunting-related matters the designation Reichsjägermeister was used. The various regional forest offices were made subordinate to the new authority. Forestry and hunting were spun off from the

Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture The Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture (german: Reichsministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, abbreviated RMEL) was responsible for agricultural policy of Germany during the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1933 and during the Nazi Dictat ...

in 1934 and placed under the Reich Forestry Office. In 1935 it was merged with the Prussian State Forest Office.

Literature

* Dirscherl, Stefan: ''Tier- und Naturschutz im Nationalsozialismus'', Göttingen: V & R Unipress, 2012, S. 73–75 (). * Rubner, Heinrich: ''Deutsche Forstgeschichte 1933-1945: Forstwirtschaft, Jagd, und Umwelt im NS-Staat'', St. Katharinen: Scripta-Mercaturae-Verl., 1985 (). * ''How Green Were the Nazis? Nature, Environment and Nation in the Third Reich'' Edited by Franz-Josef Brüggemeier, Mark Cioc, and Thomas Zeller. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005

References

{{reflist Forestry in Germany Government agencies established in 1934 1934 establishments in Germany