FV Dresden 06 1939 as politically unpalatable under the Third Reich. It was re-established in 1945, following the end of World War II as "Sportgemeinde Laubegast" and became part of East German football competition in the Soviet-occupied part of the country. As was common in East Germany, the team went through a number of name changes play as "BSG Zeiss Ikon Dresden" (1949–51), "BSG Aufbau Dresden-Ost" (1951–65), and "BSG Pentacon Dresden". Throughout this period the club remained an undistinguished local side. The team was briefly known as "BSG Praktica Dresden" until the loss of their sponsor. On 13 December 1990, the footballers adopted
Neo-Nazi marches in Dresden the Nazi-march in February 2009 provided the setting for the "Dresden Nazifrei" alliance in fall of 2009. It was announced on an "action conference" organized by "No Pasaran" in Dresden. The conference announced a public call to block the Nazi march. It said: "We will use the tactic of mass blockades in which everybody can participate to prevent the Nazi-march" and it called for the creation of a "framework to plan and coordinate the necessary actions". This framework was created with the official announcement of the creation of the alliance "Dresden Nazifrei" (Dresden without Nazis) in the first week of