A Reich Air Ministry is established as the highest Reich authority for Aviation. The Chief of this office shall have the title "Reich Air Minister"
Jurisdiction will include the functions of the Reich in Aviation; the functions and authority of the now abolished Reichskommissar [Reich Commissioner] for Aviation are transferred to the "Reich Air Minister."
This decree is effective from 1 May 1933.
Berlin, 5 May 1933.|
Source: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV Office of the United States Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality Washington, DC : United States Government Printing Office, 1946 |