"Minister of the Interior"

[G-man]

Hi all.

Sorry if this has been discussed before - I'm quite new in this forum.

What did the job of "Minister of the Interior" entail?

What extra powers/authority did it provide its holder?

Thanks

[nondescript handle]

Its pretty much the same job as the "Sec. of State for the Home Office" in the United Kingdom. So authority over the law enforcement agencies was a central point for the nazis.

Regards
Mark

[Glenn A. Steinberg]

Hi all.

Sorry if this has been discussed before - I'm quite new in this forum.

What did the job of "Minister of the Interior" entail?

What extra powers/authority did it provide its holder?

Thanks

The Minister of the Interior controlled domestic administration in Germany - police, administrative civil servants, domestic policy, etc.

[Lord Gort]

In the context of Hitlers Germany it meant the key post of heading the repression.


Heinrich Himmler was the most notable occupant of this office.



regards,

[nondescript handle]

In the Third Reich were only two Ministers of interior:

1933-1943 Dr. Wilhelm Frick
1943-1945 Heinrich Himmler

But since 1936 Himmler was the head of the german police. On paper the chain of command still was Hitler-Frick-Himmler, but de facto Himmler received his orders directly from Hitler.
Frick was a lawyer and was quite busy to provide laws to cover the actions of the nazil-regime. (In)Famous products from Frick:
"Gesetz zur Gleichschaltung der Länder mit dem Reich" - dissolution of the states
"Staatsnotwehrgesetz" - legalising the "night of the long knives"
"Reichsbürgergesetz" - making Jews 2nd class citizens
and many more.

Regards
Mark

[Helly Angel]

Yes, in Venezuela is called "Ministro de Relaciones Interiores" and is very important... well not in this Goverment hehehe Sorry!