Reich Chamber of Literature

The Reich Chamber of Literature (Reichsschrifttumskammer) was a government agency of Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. It was one of several chambers belonging to the Reich Chamber of Culture (Reichskulturkammer) overseen by Joseph Goebbels and the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. The Chamber's primary purpose was to regulate the publishing, distribution, and censorship of all literature within Germany and its occupied territories. Additionally, it promoted and advertised literature that was seen as useful for the implementation of Nazi ideology. Its jurisdiction was absolute, and extended not only to libraries, publishing houses, and literary agencies, but also to individuals and the private composition of written work.

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