Bernhard Rust

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.

Bernhard Rust
c.1934
Reich Minister of Science, Education and Culture
In office
1 May 1934  8 May 1945
LeaderAdolf Hitler
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGustav Adolf Scheel
Prussian Minister for Science, Culture and Public Education
In office
2 February 1933  1 May 1934
LeaderAdolf Hitler
Preceded byWilhelm Kähler
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Gauleiter of South Hanover-Brunswick
In office
1 October 1928  November 1940
LeaderAdolf Hitler
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHartmann Lauterbacher
Gauleiter of North Hanover
In office
22 March 1925  30 September 1928
LeaderAdolf Hitler
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Additional positions
1933—1945Member of the Prussian State Council
1933—1945Member of the Reichstag (Nazi Germany)
1932Landesinspekteur for Lower Saxony
1930—1933Member of the Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
Personal details
Born
Karl Josef Bernhard Rust

(1883-09-30)30 September 1883
Hanover, Province of Hanover, German Empire
Died8 May 1945(1945-05-08) (aged 61)
Nübel, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of deathSuicide
Resting placeNeuberend
Political partyNSDAP
Other political
affiliations
German Völkisch Freedom Party
Spouses
Martha Haake
(m. 1910; died 1919)
    Anna-Sofie Dietlein
    (m. 1920)
    Children4
    Parent(s)Johann Franz Rust (father)
    Josefa Deppe (mother)
    OccupationTeacher
    CabinetHitler Cabinet
    Military service
    Allegiance German Empire
    Branch/serviceArmy
    Years of service1914–1918
    RankOberleutnant
    UnitInfantry Regiment 368
    Infantry Regiment 232
    Battles/warsWorld War I
    AwardsIron Cross, 1st and 2nd class
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