Reichswirtschaftsminsterium

The Reichswirtschaftsminsterium (Reich Economic Ministry), or RWM, was responsible for economic policy issues during the Weimar Republic and the National Socialist era. The RWM was responsible to rearm the Wehrmacht, promote the armaments industry, prepare for the war economy, and aryanize Germany’s economic life. Walther Funk (1890–1960) served as the Minister of Economics and President of the Reichsbank (national bank).  For more information, please see: https://portal.ehri-project.eu/units/de-002429-r_3101. Accessed 3 June 2021.