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.

Straight trousers were introduced on March 25, 1942. They were worn with the double-breasted tunic. They are olive-green with piping in the colour of the wearer’s position. Members of certain ranks and functions, including deputies of a Generalkommissar, and personal advisors or adjutants of minister wore two wider light grey stripes on the sides of the seam. The stripes of permanent deputies of the minister and of the Reichskommissare are in yellow.

On August 1, 1942 some changes were made to the uniforms. The trouser colour was changed to dark brown-olive.