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Bernhard Rust

Minister of Science, Education and National Culture of Nazi Germany (1883–1945)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 6, 2026
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Bernhard Rust was Minister of Science, Education and National Culture (Reichserziehungsminister) in Nazi Germany. A combination of school administrator and zealous Nazi, he issued decrees, often bizarre, at every level of the German educational system to immerse German youth in Nazi ideology. He also served as the party Gauleiter in Hanover and Brunswick from 1925 to 1940.

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“Bernhard Rust” enters the record as minister of Science, Education and National Culture of Nazi Germany (1883–1945). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Bernhard, Rust and Minister can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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