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.

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Label Occurrences
Ministry of War Transport canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United Kingdom government department
war-time government ministry
appliesToPeriod Second World War NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolvedInto Ministry of Transport (post-war) NERFINISHED
formedByMergerOf Ministry of Shipping NERFINISHED
Ministry of Transport NERFINISHED
hasFunction control of freight movement within the United Kingdom
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
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
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

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Sir Cyril Hurcomb employer Ministry of War Transport