The club suspended its activities with the onset of World War II and after the conflict was re-established as Sportgemeinde Bernbach out of which came Sportverein 1919 Bernbach in 1954.
When World War II started, the club ceased to function. After the war, it resumed operations under a new identity, Sportgemeinde Bernbach, which eventually gave rise to Sportverein 1919 Bernbach in 1954.