1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 365
Decree concerning the establishment of the Reichs Ministry of Science, Education, and Popular Culture of 1 May 1934 1 2
(1) For the entire system of education, training, and instruction of the Reich, as well as for the tasks of science, a Reich Ministry for Science, education, and popular culture is established.
(2) The director of this office bears the title "Reich Minister for Science, Education and Popular Culture."
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(3) The Chancellor of the Reich will determine the various duties of the Reich Ministry for Science, Education, and Popular Culture. He will also determine the duties which are transferred from the sphere of activity of the Reich Ministries affected to the new Ministry and also even if the sphere of activity of the ministries concerned is fundamentally affected hereby.
Berlin, 1 May 1934
The President of the Reich
von Hindenburg The Chancellor of the Reich
Adolf Hitler
Decree establishing the Ministry of Science, Education, and Popular Culture
Authors
Paul L. H. Hindenburg, von (Field Marshal, President (1925-34))
Paul L. H. von Hindenburg
Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)
- Born: 1847-10-02 (Poznań) (country: Kingdom of Prussia; statement is subject of: 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań)
- Died: 1934-08-02 (Ogrodzieniec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship)
- Country of citizenship: German Empire; German Reich
- Occupation: military personnel; politician; soldier
- Member of: Corps Saxo-Montania zu Freiberg und Dresden in Aachen
- Military rank: general field marshal
- Military branch: Prussian Army
- Position held: President of Germany (end cause: death in office; period: 1925-05-12 through 1934-08-02; replaced by: Adolf Hitler)
Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)
Adolf Hitler
Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)
- Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
- Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
- Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
- Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
- Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
- Member of: Nazi Party
- Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
- Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin
Date: 01 May 1934
Literal Title: 1934 Reichsgesetzblatt . . . Decree concerning the establishment of the Reichs Ministry of Science, Education, and Popular Culture of 1 May 1934
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2078
Citations: IMT (page 255), IMT (page 257)
HLSL Item No.: 450271
Notes:For the responsibilities of the ministry, see document PS 2088.