September 30, 1883 - Bernhard Rust
His position gave him authority over what an entire generation of Germans would learn, believe, and ultimately be willing to do — and he used it with ideological commitment. As Reich Minister overseeing education and culture, he systematically reshaped schools, curricula, and institutions to serve National Socialist ends, subordinating scholarship to political doctrine at every level.
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Bernhard Rust (30 September 1883 – 8 May 1945) 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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