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Ministries of the Realm

Each ministry constitutes a principal branch of the executive administration.

Ministries · 15Total personnel · 514,220 men
15 shown
AA
AAEst. 1870
Foreign Office

Foreign policy, diplomatic missions abroad and treaty administration.

Vacant·5,200 menRM 480M
RMkA
RMkAEst. 1935
Reich Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs

State relations with the churches; ecclesiastical law and administration.

Vacant·320 menRM 42M
RMbO
RMbOEst. 1941
Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories

Civil administration of the Occupied Eastern Territories through subordinate Reich Commissariats.

Vacant·2,200 menRM 380M
RMBM
RMBMEst. 1940
Reich Ministry of Armaments and Munitions

Direction and coordination of Reich armaments production and munitions supply.

Vacant·4,600 menRM 4,820M
RLM
RLMEst. 1933
Reich Ministry of Aviation

Civil and military aviation policy; oversight of the Luftwaffe apparatus.

Vacant·24,000 menRM 4,100M
RWM
RWMEst. 1917
Reich Ministry of Economics

Trade, industry, banking, currency and general economic administration.

Vacant·6,800 menRM 720M
RFM
RFMEst. 1877
Reich Ministry of Finance

Reich budget, taxation, customs, and war finance.

Vacant·34,000 menRM 940M
RMEL
RMELEst. 1919
Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Agricultural production, food supply, rationing and rural affairs.

Vacant·5,400 menRM 620M
RJM
RJMEst. 1877
Reich Ministry of Justice

Administration of the Reich courts, prosecution service and penal system.

Vacant·21,000 menRM 460M
RAM
RAMEst. 1919
Reich Ministry of Labour

Labour law, wages, social insurance and employment allocation.

Vacant·8,400 menRM 640M
RPM
RPMEst. 1876
Reich Ministry of Posts

Posts, telegraph, telephone and Reich broadcasting infrastructure.

Vacant·380,000 menRM 720M
RMVP
RMVPEst. 1933
Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

Press, radio, film, publishing and cultural affairs of the Reich.

Vacant·1,900 menRM 340M
RMWEV
RMWEVEst. 1934
Reich Ministry of Science, Education and Public Instruction

Universities, schools, science, adult education and cultural instruction.

Vacant·3,800 menRM 640M
RMdI
RMdIEst. 1879
Reich Ministry of the Interior

Civil administration, citizenship, health, statistics and internal state security.

Vacant·12,400 menRM 1,120M
RVM
RVMEst. 1919
Reich Ministry of Transport

Railways, roads, waterways, shipping and civil aviation infrastructure.

Vacant·4,200 menRM 1,980M