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Ministry · Established 1919
Reich Ministry of Transport
Railways, roads, waterways, shipping and civil aviation infrastructure.
Operational
Legal Authority
Reich Transport Ministry Order, 1919
Reich Transport Ministry Order, 1919
Personnel
4,200 men
Budget
RM 1,980M
Subordinate Bodies
2
Active Directives
0
Leadership
—
Reich Minister of Transport
Vacant — Awaiting Appointment
Awaiting appointment
—
Deputy
Vacant — Awaiting Appointment
State Secretary of Transport
Subordinate Organizations
Departments, offices, agencies and inspectorates reporting to the ministry
- DRBGerman Reich RailwaysDepartment1,400,000Operation of the Reich railway network; strategic transport of goods and troops.
- RABReich Motorways DirectorateDepartment84,000Construction and operation of the Reich motorway network.
Active Directives
- No directives currently in force.
Projects & Operations
- HighwayCriticalGeneral GovernmentReich Motorway — Berlin/Warsaw Extension34% completeETA 1944-12-31
- RailwayCriticalReichskommissariat OstlandReichsbahn — Eastern Broad-Gauge Conversion48% completeETA 1943-06-30
- Rail DepotCriticalGeneral GovernmentReichsbahn Marshalling Yard — Brest-Litovsk62% completeETA 1942-08-01
- PortCriticalGau Schleswig-HolsteinNaval Port of Kiel — Expansion72% completeETA 1942-06-01
Ministry Record
Jurisdiction
Reich-wide
Authority
Reich Transport Ministry Order, 1919
Established
1919
Reports to
Head office
Reich-wide
Personnel Register
0 named officers
Position in Government
MinistryReich Ministry of Transport
4,200 staffDepartmentGerman Reich Railways
1,400,000 staffDepartmentReich Motorways Directorate
84,000 staff