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Ministry · Established 1940
Reich Ministry of Armaments and Munitions
Direction and coordination of Reich armaments production and munitions supply.
Operational
Legal Authority
Führer Decree of 17 Mar 1940
Führer Decree of 17 Mar 1940
Personnel
4,600 men
Budget
RM 4,820M
Subordinate Bodies
1
Active Directives
0
Leadership
—
Reich Minister of Armaments and Munitions
Vacant — Awaiting Appointment
Awaiting appointment
—
Deputy
Vacant — Awaiting Appointment
State Secretary for Armaments
Subordinate Organizations
Departments, offices, agencies and inspectorates reporting to the ministry
- OTOrganisation TodtAgency240,000Reich civil and military engineering corps; construction of strategic works.
Active Directives
- No directives currently in force.
Projects & Operations
- StockpileCriticalGau Magdeburg-AnhaltCentral Munitions Stockpile — Magdeburg100% completeETA 1938-12-01
- StockpileHighGau Magdeburg-AnhaltOrdnance Proving & Storage — Hillersleben100% completeETA 1937-06-01
- ResearchHighGau BrandenburgKummersdorf Weapons Research Range100% completeETA 1875-01-01
- ResearchCriticalGau PommernArmy Research Station — Peenemünde71% completeETA 1943-06-01
- FortificationHighOccupied France & Low CountriesAtlantic Wall — Early Works14% completeETA 1944-06-01
- IndustrialCriticalGau Süd-Hannover-BraunschweigReichswerke Hermann Göring — Salzgitter Complex61% completeETA 1944-01-01
- IndustrialHighGau Süd-Hannover-BraunschweigVolkswagen Plant — Wolfsburg55% completeETA 1943-06-01
- FortificationMediumGau WestmarkWest Wall — Reinforcement Programme91% completeETA 1942-03-01
Ministry Record
Jurisdiction
Reich-wide (armaments)
Authority
Führer Decree of 17 Mar 1940
Established
1940
Reports to
Head office
Reich-wide (armaments)
Personnel Register
0 named officers
Position in Government
4,600 staff
AgencyOrganisation Todt
240,000 staff