Office for German Raw and Synthetic Materials
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The Office for German Raw and Synthetic Materials was a Nazi-era economic agency responsible for organizing and controlling Germany’s supply and production of natural and synthetic raw materials in preparation for war.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi economic agency
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government office → |
| activity |
planning allocation of raw materials to industry
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regulating access to strategic raw materials → supporting development of synthetic substitutes for scarce materials → |
| aim |
ensure sufficient raw materials for rearmament
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reduce dependence on imported raw materials → support German autarky policy → |
| associatedWith |
German industrial policy in the 1930s
→
German war economy → |
| controlled |
production of natural raw materials in Germany
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production of synthetic raw materials in Germany → supply of natural raw materials in Germany → supply of synthetic raw materials in Germany → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| field |
industrial planning
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raw materials policy → war economy planning → |
| focus |
strategic raw materials
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synthetic fuel and rubber production → |
| historicalRole |
component of Germany's preparation for total war
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instrument of Nazi economic control → |
| ideologyContext |
National Socialism
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| operatedIn |
Germany
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| partOf |
Nazi economic administration
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| policyContext |
Four Year Plan
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German rearmament → war preparation → |
| responsibleFor |
controlling Germany's supply of raw materials
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controlling production of raw materials → coordination of natural raw materials → coordination of synthetic raw materials → organizing Germany's supply of raw materials → organizing production of raw materials → preparation of the German economy for war → |
| sector |
economy
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| subordinateTo |
German state authorities under the Nazi regime
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| timePeriod |
Nazi era
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| usedFor |
centralized control of raw material flows
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mobilization of resources for military purposes → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Office of the Four Year Plan
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hasPart |