Reichsernährungsamt


The Kriegsernährungsamt, which later became the Reichsernährungsamt, was an entity of the government of the German Empire from 1916 to 1919.

History

During the First World War, the German Bundesrat enacted wartime measures to ensure the food supply of the population. As a result, the Kriegsernährungsamt was created on 22 May 1916. The Kriegsernährungsamt, which was formed out of the Reichsamt des Innern, was based in Berlin and was under the oversight of the Reich Chancellor. It was to deal with matters of food supply policy of the Reich. The management board of the Office consisted of 7 to 9 members, including the chairman, who was referred to as the Präsident des Kriegsernährungsamtes.
In 1917 the Kriegsernährungsamt received the status of a Reichsbehörde and was thereafter led by a secretary of state, who received instructions from the Reich Chancellor. On 19 November 1918 it was renamed the Reichsernährungsamt. Four days later, the Zentral-Einkaufsgesellschaft was transferred from the Reichswirtschaftsamt to the authority of the Reichsernährungsamt. In March 1919, the functions of the Reichsernährungsamt were taken over by the Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

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