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Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories

Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete
Agency overview
Formed	July 1941 (1941-07)
Dissolved	8 May 1945 (1945-05-08)
Jurisdiction	Nazi Germany
Minister responsible	Alfred Rosenberg

The Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (German: Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete or RMfdbO) was created by Adolf Hitler in July 1941 and headed by the Nazi theoretical expert and Baltic German, Alfred Rosenberg. Alfred Meyer served as Rosenberg's deputy. This ministry was created to control the vast areas captured by the Germans in Eastern Europe and Russia. It also played a part in supporting anti-Soviet groups in Central Asia.

In February 1942, under Rosenberg's plans, the Ministry tried to promulgate a program of land reform in the occupied territories in the USSR that included promises of decollectivization through the abolition of kolkhozes and the re-distribution of land to peasants for individual farming.

Germany established two Reichskommissariats, for Ostland and Ukraine, and planned for two more, for Moscow and for the Caucasus. The Wehrmacht never established firm possession of the areas designated for the last two Reichskommissariats, so German civilian control never developed there.

In practice, the appointment of Erich Koch to administer the Reichskommissariat Ukraine substantially undermined Rosenberg's authority. Hitler ordered Koch to take a hard and brutal approach; Rosenberg wished to portray the Germans as liberators of Ukraine from Soviet domination, but Koch's brutality helped to push potential Ukrainian allies back to the Soviet camp. Furthermore, Rosenberg's ministry was denied authority over army and other security formations within the occupied territories. The other Reich Commissar, Hinrich Lohse (Ostland) was widely disregarded. The SS filled the resulting power vacuum, acting as they wished.^[1]

Rank insignia

Collar insignia[2] RMBO Rank Translation Reichsminister Reich Minister Vertreter des Reichsministers Deputy Reich Minister Reichskommissar Reich commissioner Hauptabteilungsleiter im Ministerium Head of department in the ministry Generalkommissar, Landesverwaltung Präsident Commissioner-General, Regional Administration President Ministerialdirigent Ministerial director Vertreter des Generalkommissars Representative of the Commissioner General Ministerialrat, Landesdirektor, Bezirksdirektor, Gebietshauptkommissar Councilor, Country Director, District Director, Area chief commissioner Dirigent, Landesdirigent, Bezirksdirigent, Gebietskommissar Conductor, State conductor, district conductor, area commissioner Oberregierungsrat, Landesoberrat, Bezirksoberrat, Gebietsoberrat Regierungsrat, Landesrat, Bezirksrat, Gebietsrat Regierungsassessor, Landesassessor, Bezirksassessor Inspektorenanwärter und a.p. Inspektor

Collar insignia[2] RMBO Rank Translation Regierungsobersekretar, Landesobersekretar, Bezirksobersekretar, Gebietsobersekretar Regierungssekretar, Landessekretar, Bezirkssekretar, Gebietssekretar Verwaltungassisstent, Landesassistent, Bezirksassistent, Gebietsassistent Assistentenanwärter Assistant candidate Betriebsassistent, Landesbetriebsassistent, Bezirksbetriebsassistent, Gebietsbetriebsassistent Betriebsassistent a. Pr. Probationary Operations Assistant

References

See also

• "Decollectivization" under German occupation


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  Foreign Armies East (Nazi intelligence service focusing on territory to the East)


• Gerhard von Mende