Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture
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The Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture was a top-level government post in Nazi Germany responsible for overseeing national agricultural policy, food production, and distribution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567156 — 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: Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture Context triple: [Andreas Hermes, positionHeld, Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture]
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A.
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Reich Minister of the Interior
The Reich Minister of the Interior was the senior German government official responsible for internal affairs, including domestic administration, policing, and internal security.
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E.
Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood
The Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood was a high-ranking Nazi office responsible for implementing racial policies, including population transfers, Germanization, and the persecution and displacement of non-German populations in occupied territories.
- 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: Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture Target entity description: The Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture was a top-level government post in Nazi Germany responsible for overseeing national agricultural policy, food production, and distribution.
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A.
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Reich Minister of the Interior
The Reich Minister of the Interior was the senior German government official responsible for internal affairs, including domestic administration, policing, and internal security.
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E.
Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood
The Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood was a high-ranking Nazi office responsible for implementing racial policies, including population transfers, Germanization, and the persecution and displacement of non-German populations in occupied territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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government ministerial office ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | German Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlled | Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endedWith | collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| existedFrom | 1933 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Alfred Hugenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GermanName | Reichsminister für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
control of agricultural prices and markets
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coordination of agricultural resources for war economy ⓘ implementation of agrarian policies ⓘ oversight of national agricultural policy ⓘ regulation of food distribution ⓘ regulation of food production ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Third Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Four Year Plan economic measures
NERFINISHED
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exploitation of agricultural resources in occupied Europe ⓘ wartime food rationing system ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
German agriculture
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food industry regulation ⓘ rural policy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Herbert Backe
NERFINISHED
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Richard Walther Darré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Alfred Hugenberg
NERFINISHED
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Herbert Backe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Walther Darré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw | Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German cabinet
NERFINISHED
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Reich government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | National Socialist German Workers Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German war economy
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Nazi economic policy ⓘ Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
agricultural production planning
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food rationing policy ⓘ food supply of the German population ⓘ integration of occupied territories into German food economy ⓘ |
| seat | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Chancellor of Germany
NERFINISHED
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Führer of Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Nazi era ⓘ |
| typeOfPosition | civilian government office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture Description of subject: The Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture was a top-level government post in Nazi Germany responsible for overseeing national agricultural policy, food production, and distribution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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subordinateTo
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Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture
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