1943–44 Gauliga Bayern 1943–44 Gauliga Bayern The 1943–44 Gauliga Bayern was the eleventh season of the league, one of the 31 Gauligas in Germany at the time. It was the first tier of the football league system in Bavaria (German:"Bayern") from 1933 to 1945. It was the second and last season of the league being sub-divided into a northern and southern division, the Gauliga Nordbayern and Gauliga Südbayern, with further sub-dividing taking place in the uncompleted 1944–45 season. For FC Bayern Munich it was the only Gauliga championship while, for 1. FC Nürnberg, it was the seventh and last the club would win
Germany–Kurdistan Region relations early November 2016. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with President Barzani in April 2017 praising the Kurds' efforts against ISIS. Germany–Kurdistan Region relations Germany–Kurdistan Region relations are bilateral relations between Germany and Kurdistan Region. Germany has a consulate general in Erbil since 2012, and Kurdistan Region has a representation in Berlin since 1992. Many high-level meetings have been held between the two parties, including a visit to Berlin by Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in 2009, where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. In 2014, President Barzani described Germany as "one of Kurdistan Region’s