A central body of the Nazi government formed in 1939. The WVHA was part of the SS and was headed by Oswald Pohl. Its main task was to administer the SS-owned factories and production sites in or near the concentration camps and to provide labour from the concentration camps to the armaments industry.
SS Economic Administration Main Office / Wirtschaftsverwaltungshauptamt (WVHA)
- Synonyms: WVHA
