Following the end of World War II, the occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in the country, including football and sports clubs. The club was re-established as "SG Plauen-Süd" in 1945, renamed "ZSG Zellwolle Plauen" in 1949, and then renamed again in 1950 to "BSG Rotation Plauen". After a merger with "BSG Sachsenverlag Plauen" that same year, the team won promotion to East Germany's second division DDR-Liga in 1951 and played at that level until being sent down through league restructuring after the 1954–55 season. They were again renamed in 1954, becoming "BSG Wismut Plauen".