Under Nazi control , the Transport Ministry expanded exponentially . The '' Reichsbahn '' , which had become Germany 's largest public asset and also the largest such enterprise in the capitalist world at the time , was taken over by the '' RVM '' in 1937 . Railroads in the German states , transportation associations , and even private transport companies also came under the Nazi government 's direct control through the Ministry . During World War II the '' RVM '' took over agencies in conquered nations and provided military rail transport . It also became responsible for the deportation of European Jews to extermination camps . The particular unit involved , " No. 21 . Bulk Transport " , functioned in close cooperation with the SS . The '' RVM '' therefore came to play a pivotal role in The Holocaust . The Ministry lived on for a time after the war in the Flensburg Government and was dissolved '' de facto '' at the end of May , 1945
The Holocaust
The Holocaust
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