Ministry of War may refer to: *

Ministry of War (imperial China) The Ministry of War was one of Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China. Name The Ministry of War is also commonly translated as the Ministry or . Function During the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of War had control ov ...

(c.600–1912) *

Chinese Republic Ministry of War The Ministry of War () of the Republic of China was the cabinet level department charged with administering the Army of the Chinese Republic from 1912-1946. Organizational structure The Ministry of War supervised: * General Affairs Department * ...

(1912–1946) *

Ministry of War (Kingdom of Bavaria) The Ministry of War (german: Kriegsministerium) was a ministry for military affairs of the Kingdom of Bavaria, founded as ''Ministerium des Kriegswesens'' on October 1, 1808 by King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. It was located on the Ludwigstraß ...

(1808–1919) *

Ministry of War (Brazil) The Ministry of War () was a government ministry of the Kingdom of Brazil, and later of the Empire of Brazil and the Federative Republic of Brazil. It was created in 1815 to give the Kingdom of Brazil greater military autonomy from Portugal, and ...

(1815–1999) * Ministry of War (Estonia) (1918–1928; 1937-1940) *

Ministry of War (France) The Ministry of War (french: Ministère de la guerre) was the Government of France department responsible for the French Army, the National Gendarmerie and until 1934, the French Air Force. It existed from 25 May 1791 to 31 October 1947, date to ...

(1791–1947) *

Ministry of War (pre-modern Japan) The Ministry of War or , sometimes called ''Tsuwamono no Tsukasa,'' was a division of the eighth century Japanese government of the Imperial Court in Kyoto, instituted in the Asuka period and formalized during the Heian period. The Ministry was re ...

(702–1872) *

Ministry of the Army The , also known as the Ministry of War, was the Cabinet (government), cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). It existed from 1872 to 1945. History The Army Min ...

(Japan, 1872–1945) *

War Ministry (Portugal) The War Ministry (''Ministério da Guerra'') was the government department responsible for the administration of the Portuguese Army. In 1950 it was renamed Army Ministry (''Ministério do Exército''). The Army Ministry was disbanded in 1974, whe ...

(1820–1974) *

Prussian Ministry of War The Prussian War Ministry was gradually established between 1808 and 1809 as part of a series of reforms initiated by the Military Reorganization Commission created after the disastrous Treaties of Tilsit. The War Ministry was to help bring the ...

(1808–1919) *

Ministry of War of the Russian Empire Ministry of War of the Russian Empire, (russian: Военное министерство, ''Military Ministry'') was an administrative body in the Russian Empire from 1802 to 1917. It was established in 1802 as the ''Ministry of ground armed for ...

(1802–1917) *

Ministry of War of Saxony {{unreferenced, date=October 2009 The Ministry of War of Saxony was a government ministry of the Kingdom of Saxony that existed from 1831 to 1919. It subsequently briefly existed as the Ministry of Defence in the Free State of Saxony from 1918 until ...

(1831–1919) *

Ministry of War of Württemberg The Ministry of War of Württemberg (german: Württembergisches Kriegsministerium) was a ministry of the Kingdom of Württemberg, that existed from 1806 to 1919. Its predecessor, the ''Kriegsratskollegium'', was established on 14 March 1705. Each ...

(1806–1919)

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