Ministry of War Transport
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The Ministry of War Transport was a British government department during the Second World War responsible for coordinating and controlling the nation’s transport systems to support the war effort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of War Transport canonical | 3 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United Kingdom government department
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war-time government ministry ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Ministry of Transport (post-war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Ministry of Shipping
NERFINISHED
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Ministry of Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
control of freight movement within the United Kingdom
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coordination of international shipping routes for the United Kingdom ⓘ coordination with armed forces on transport priorities ⓘ management of shipping convoys and merchant fleet deployment ⓘ regulation of fuel and vehicle use for transport ⓘ transport planning for wartime logistics ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
control of national transport systems
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coordination of national transport systems ⓘ support of the British war effort ⓘ |
| hasMinisterialHeadTitle | Minister of War Transport ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British war economy administration ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocation of transport resources for military needs
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civilian transport regulation during wartime ⓘ inland waterways in the United Kingdom during the Second World War ⓘ merchant shipping of the United Kingdom during the Second World War ⓘ port operations in the United Kingdom during the Second World War ⓘ rail transport in the United Kingdom during the Second World War ⓘ road transport in the United Kingdom during the Second World War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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