Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg then clubs from the eastern sector of the city, which was under Soviet control. In Brandenburg, like most of Germany, football took longer to reestablish itself and the regions clubs eventually became part of the new DDR-Oberliga. The twelve founding members and their positions in the 1932-33 "Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg" season were: The winners and runners-up of the league: The complete list of all clubs participating in the league: Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg The Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg was the highest football league in the provinces of Brandenburg and Berlin in the German state of Prussia from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of
Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam) and the other gates it was intended to prevent desertion and smuggling. Towards the end of the Seven Years' War, Frederick the Great had the old gate demolished and built, in its stead, this new Brandenburg Gate, as a symbol of his victory. For that reason the Brandenburg Gate resembles a Roman triumphal arch. Its prototype was the Arch of Constantine in Rome. The Roman influence of its architectural style can be seen, for example, in the double columns of Corinthian order as well as the design of the attic. A feature of the Brandenburg Gate is that it has