Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi government agency
→
government ministry → |
| activeIn |
occupied Europe
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| aimedAt |
securing food for the German population at expense of occupied peoples
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| associatedWith |
Nazi racial policy in agriculture
→
confiscation of property from persecuted groups → discrimination against Jewish farmers → |
| collaboratedWith |
Reich Ministry of Economics
→
Reich Ministry of the Interior → SS → Wehrmacht → |
| contributedTo |
Holocaust by means of food deprivation policies
→
starvation of civilians in the Soviet Union → |
| controlled |
agricultural production quotas
→
food imports and exports within the Reich → |
| country |
Nazi Germany
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| headquartersLocation |
Berlin
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| historicalSignificance |
central role in Nazi occupation and exploitation policy
→
example of bureaucratic involvement in crimes against humanity → |
| ideology |
Nazism
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| implementedPolicy |
agrarian policy in Nazi Germany
→
exploitation of agricultural resources in occupied Eastern Europe → food rationing in Nazi Germany → |
| involvedIn |
Hunger Plan
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| jurisdiction |
German Reich
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| notableFor |
exploitative food policies in occupied territories
→
role in genocidal measures through starvation policies → |
| oversaw |
allocation of agricultural labor
→
distribution of seized foodstuffs from occupied territories → food rationing system in Germany → |
| participatedIn |
World War II
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| partOf |
government of Nazi Germany
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| responsibleFor |
agricultural policy
→
food supply → |
| subordinateTo |
Reich government
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| timePeriod |
Nazi era
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| usedFor |
economic exploitation of occupied territories
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starvation policies against occupied populations → support of Generalplan Ost objectives → support of German war economy → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Herbert Backe
("Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture")
→
Herbert Backe ("Reich Commissioner for Food and Agriculture") → |
positionHeld |
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Backe Plan
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administeredBy |
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Reich Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan
("Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture (in practice)")
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authorityOver |
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Reich Ministry of Economics
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cooperatedWith |
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Herbert Backe
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employer |
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HungerPlan
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implementedBy |
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Third Reich economic bureaucracy
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includesAgency |