Through the course of the war military sports teams were formed both in Germany and in occupied territories to serve as morale boosters for both service men and civilian populations.

In addition to LSV Hamburg this included sides such as Luftwaffen-SV Danzig, SV der SG SS Straßburg, Mölders Krakau, and Heeres-SV Groß Born.

The club was managed by Otto Faist who had led Schalke 04 to the German national championship in 1939 in a crushing 9–0 victory over Admira Wien in the final.

In a desperate bid to help keep up civilian morale as the tide of war turned against the country, league play was immediately resumed within weeks of the championship match rather than after the customary three-month summer break.

Hamburg completed only three games before play by all military clubs was suspended in September 1944 as Allied armies began to advance on Germany.