Kriegsrohstoffabteilung

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“Home Furnishings made of Aluminum, Copper, Nickel, Tin are Confiscated - Deliver Them Now! The Proclamation No. M./1.18 from K[riegs]R[ohstoff]A[bteilung] [War Materials Department] of March 26, 1918, is to be in view at all collection points.”

The Kriegsrohstoffabteilung (War Raw Materials Department) was an organisation set up in Germany to facilitate access to raw materials for the German military.

The organisation was set up by the industrialist Walter Rathenau in August 1914.