The Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production () was established on March 17, 1940, 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 ...
.
Its official name before September 2, 1943, was the 'Reichsministerium für Bewaffnung und Munition' ().
Its task was to improve the supply of the
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
with the necessary supplies of weapons and ammunition.
Ministers
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Albert Speer
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