Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt

  • Supreme Command of the Armed Forces War Economy and Armament Office
  • WiRü
Identifier
694
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

Founded in 1935

History

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt was founded in 1935 as an economic planning staff of the Reichskriegsministerium. The Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt' powers were confined to gathering statistical data or preparing economic intelligence on foreign countries. When the Reichskriegsministerium was abolished in 1938, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht took over the Wehrwirtschafts- und Rüstungsamt.

Places

  • Founded and active in Germany.

Sources

  • The German Economy in the Twentieth Century : The German Reich and the Federal Republic / H.J. Braun. - London, 1990. - p.89