LSV Pütnitz was a short-lived German association football club from the district of Pütnitz in

Ribnitz-Damgarten Ribnitz-Damgarten () is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated on Lake Ribnitz (''Ribnitzer See''). Ribnitz-Damgarten is in the west of the district Vorpommern-Rügen. The border between the historical regions of Mecklenburg and P ...

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

History

Military aviation production facilities and an airfield were established in the district in the early 30s. ''Luftwaffensportverein Pütnitz'' was established in 1936 as a military sports club for German air force personnel. The formation of military-based sports and football clubs was common under the Third Reich and they took part in the country's established football competition alongside traditional civilian clubs. German football was re-organized under the Reich's politically motivated sports policies in 1933 into sixteen top-flight regional divisions. ''LSV'' first won its way into the

Gauliga Pommern The Gauliga Pommern was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Pomerania (German:''Pommern'') from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the '' G ...

to play the 1937–38 season. They were forced to withdraw for reasons related to military service after just a single season, but returned to the Gauliga Pommern-West in 1941. The following year they captured the West division and overall Gauliga Pommern titles and then appeared in the qualification round of the national playoffs where they were put out by '' Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin'' (1:3). ''Pütnitz'' repeated as overall division champions the following year and this time went out of the national playoffs to '' SV 92 Berlin'' (2:2, 0:2). After capturing a third Pommern-West title in 1944, the team was defeated by another military side, '' HSV Groß Born'' (1:1, 0:3) for the overall Pommern championship.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag Their divisional success earned ''Pütnitz'' a place in play for the Tschammerpokal, predecessor to today's DFB-Pokal (German Cup), in 1942 and 1943, where they would go out on both occasions in the preliminary rounds. As the tide of World War II turned against Germany and Allied forces invaded the country, most military football sides were disbanded; ''LSV Pütnitz'' was lost in September 1944.

Honours

champions: 1942, 1943 * Gauliga Pommern-West champions: 1942, 1943, 1944

Stadium

''LSV'' played its home matches in either of the Damgarten (capacity 3,000) or the Stadion Greifswald (capacity 10,000).

References

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Putnitz, LSV Football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in Germany Association football clubs established in 1936 Association football clubs disestablished in 1944 Luftwaffe football clubs 1936 establishments in Germany 1944 disestablishments in Germany