Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood
The Reich Commissioner for the Consolidation of German Nationhood () was an office in Nazi Germany, which was held by "Reichsführer-SS" Heinrich Himmler. Adolf Hitler in his 7 October 1939 order "Erlaß des Führers und Reichskanzlers zur Festigung deutschen Volkstums" appointed Himmler to carry out the following duties: The commissioner was therefore responsible for the return, repatriation, and settlement of ethnic Germans who lived abroad, into Nazi Germany and German held territories.