On this day in 1945, league football returned to Germany after a brief period of absence.
I say ‘brief’ because unlike the Allied nations who suspended league football during the Second World War, the Third Reich allowed it to continue. The Nazis introduced the Gauliga in 1933 shortly after their takeover, and it continued to act as the highest level of play in German football until 1945. The last recorded game in the Gauliga was a 3-2 win for Bayern Munich against 1860 Munich in April.
As the war reached its climax, the Nazis surrendered themselves to the Allies which put an end to all Nazi related activities, including football.