State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture was a high-ranking Nazi German government official responsible for overseeing agricultural policy, food production, and distribution during the Third Reich.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3616815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture Context triple: [Herbert Backe, positionHeld, State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture]
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State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production
The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production was a high-ranking Nazi German official responsible for overseeing and coordinating the production and supply of military equipment and armaments during World War II.
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B.
State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery
The State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery was a senior administrative office in Nazi Germany responsible for coordinating government policy and managing the day-to-day operations of the Reich Chancellery under Adolf Hitler.
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C.
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of the Interior
The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of the Interior was a high-ranking administrative official in Nazi Germany responsible for overseeing internal affairs, including legislation and policies related to governance, security, and racial laws.
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D.
Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture was a Nazi German government department responsible for agricultural policy and food supply, playing a central role in exploitative and genocidal measures in occupied Europe during World War II.
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E.
Reich Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan
The Reich Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan was a high-ranking Nazi office, held by Hermann Göring, that directed Germany’s economic mobilization and rearmament in preparation for war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture Target entity description: The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture was a high-ranking Nazi German government official responsible for overseeing agricultural policy, food production, and distribution during the Third Reich.
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A.
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production
The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production was a high-ranking Nazi German official responsible for overseeing and coordinating the production and supply of military equipment and armaments during World War II.
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B.
State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery
The State Secretary of the Reich Chancellery was a senior administrative office in Nazi Germany responsible for coordinating government policy and managing the day-to-day operations of the Reich Chancellery under Adolf Hitler.
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C.
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of the Interior
The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of the Interior was a high-ranking administrative official in Nazi Germany responsible for overseeing internal affairs, including legislation and policies related to governance, security, and racial laws.
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D.
Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
The Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture was a Nazi German government department responsible for agricultural policy and food supply, playing a central role in exploitative and genocidal measures in occupied Europe during World War II.
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E.
Reich Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan
The Reich Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan was a high-ranking Nazi office, held by Hermann Göring, that directed Germany’s economic mobilization and rearmament in preparation for war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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political office in Nazi Germany ⓘ state secretary position ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
chief administrative officer of the ministry
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coordination of departments within the ministry ⓘ |
| aim |
securing food supply for the German population
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supporting military campaigns through agricultural output ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
German Reich
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| associatedWith |
Nazi agricultural policy
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state-directed food supply system ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
other Reich ministries on economic policy
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party agricultural organizations ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| function |
implementation of decrees of the Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture
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policy coordination between party and state agricultural bodies ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | high-ranking ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Nazi dictatorship
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World War II ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
coordination of agricultural production for war effort
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rationing policy ⓘ wartime food economy ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state office under German Reich law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berlin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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surface form:
Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture leadership
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| officeHolderRequirement |
loyalty to National Socialist regime
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senior civil service rank ⓘ |
| officeType | civil service leadership position ⓘ |
| partOf | Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agriculture
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food supply ⓘ rural economy ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | National Socialist ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of agricultural bureaucracy
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agricultural policy ⓘ food distribution ⓘ food production ⓘ implementation of agrarian legislation ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
Reich-wide agricultural administration
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oversight of subordinate agricultural agencies ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture ⓘ |
| supervises | senior officials in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Third Reich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture Description of subject: The State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture was a high-ranking Nazi German government official responsible for overseeing agricultural policy, food production, and distribution during the Third Reich.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.