History

The Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichsministerium für die besetzten Ostgebiete, RMfdbO or RMBO) was established in July of 1941 to administrate the German-occupied parts of Eastern Europe, mostly Russia. It was headed by Alfred Rosenberg.

The Reich Leader Rosenberg Taskforce (Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, ERR), also led by Alfred Rosenberg, had already been established in July of 1940 in France. With the expansion of German-occupied territories the ERR eventually began to operate in east and southeast Europe as well. This organisation was tasked with stealing cultural artifacts.

The uniforms of the Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories are dark brown. The same or very similar uniforms were also worn by the members of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg.

The Greatcoat worn by members of the Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories has two rows of silver-coloured or gold-coloured buttons, depending on the wearer’s rank, the top three buttons of each row being decorative. It has an open collar. The collar piping is gold-coloured twist cord for Generalkommissare and personal advisors and adjutants of the minister, and silver-coloured for deputies of Generalkommissare and upwards. Personal advisors of the Generalkommissar had light grey lapels, while permanent deputies of the minister and the Reichskommissare had yellow lapels. In contrast to the tunic, the cuffs have no piping. There are two hip pockets with unbuttoned, angled flaps. The coat comes with a cloth belt with two buttons, which are either silver-coloured or gold-coloured, depending on the wearer’s rank. There are plain cloth shoulder straps in the colour of the tunic, attached to a gold-coloured or silver-coloured button.