The Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production (German: Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion) was established on March 17, 1940, in Nazi Germany.^[1] Its official name before September 2, 1943, was the 'Reichsministerium für Bewaffnung und Munition' (transl. Reich Ministry of Arming and Munitions).^[1]

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Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production

Reichsministerium für Rüstung und Kriegsproduktion
Agency overview
Formed	17 March 1940 (1940-03-17)
Dissolved	8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)
Jurisdiction	Government of Nazi Germany
Headquarters	Viktoriastraße 11, Berlin
Employees	500[citation needed]
Minister responsible	see list

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Its task was to improve the supply of the Wehrmacht with the necessary supplies of weapons and ammunition.^{[citation needed]}