It was the first tier of the football league system in Bavaria (German:Bayern) from 1933 to 1945.
[1] Unlike TSV 1860 in the previous season FC Bayern did not receive an invitation by the Lord Mayor of Munich, Karl Fiehler, to celebrate their title at the town hall, the club having been unpopular with the Nazis because of its past Jewish connections.
[2] Both Gauliga champions qualified for the 1944 German football championship, where Bayern Munich was knocked out in the first preliminary round after losing 2–1 to VfR Mannheim while Nürnberg lost 3–1 to eventual winners Dresdner SC in the semi-finals.
[3][4] The 1943–44 saw a number of Kriegsspielgemeinschaft teams compete in the league, shortened as KSG.
The 1943–44 season saw two new clubs in the league, KSG MTV/VfB Ingolstadt and TSV Pfersee.