Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany
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The Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany was the central government department responsible for internal administration, domestic policy, and implementing many of the regime’s racial and repressive laws.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government ministry
→
interior ministry → state institution of Nazi Germany → |
| collaboratedWith |
Gestapo
→
Nazi Party leadership → Reich Chancellery → SS → |
| country |
German Reich
→
Nazi Germany → |
| dissolved |
1945
→
|
| endTime |
1945
→
|
| headOfGovernmentDuringTenure |
Adolf Hitler
→
|
| historicalRole |
key instrument of Nazi racial policy
→
key instrument of administrative repression in Nazi Germany → |
| ideologyImplemented |
Nazism
→
antisemitic legislation → racist policies → |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
→
territories occupied by Nazi Germany → |
| locationHeadquarters |
Berlin
→
|
| minister |
Heinrich Himmler
→
Wilhelm Frick → |
| ministerTitle |
Reich Minister of the Interior
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| nativeName |
Reichsministerium des Innern
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| notableActivity |
Nazification of the civil service
→
centralization of German internal administration → coordination of persecution of Jews through civil and administrative measures → drafting of racial classification regulations → implementation of population registration facilitating deportations → |
| notableLaw |
Decrees on the definition of "Jew" and "Mischling"
→
Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring → Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service → Nuremberg Laws → Reich Citizenship Law → regulations on compulsory wearing of the Star of David in Germany → |
| officeHolderEnd |
Heinrich Himmler 1945
→
Wilhelm Frick 1943 → |
| officeHolderStart |
Heinrich Himmler 1943
→
Wilhelm Frick 1933 → |
| partOf |
government of Nazi Germany
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|
| replaced |
Ministry of the Interior of the Weimar Republic
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| replacedBy |
Allied Control Council administrative structures in Germany
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interior ministries of postwar German states → |
| responsibleFor |
citizenship law administration
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civil status registration → domestic policy → implementation of racial laws → implementation of repressive legislation → internal administration → municipal affairs → police affairs at the Reich level (formally) → public administration → public health administration at Reich level → regional administration → |
| shortName |
Reich Ministry of the Interior
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|
| startTime |
1933
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| subordinateUnit |
Reich Health Office
→
Reich Office for Spatial Planning → Reich Statistical Office (in part) → civil registry offices → police administration (formally, until transferred to SS control) → |
| timePeriod |
Nazi era
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