They began the 1944–45 season in second-division play, but re-joined Gauliga competition to take the place of air force team Luftwaffen SV Berlin which was disbanded in September 1944.
Following the war, occupying Allied authorities banned organizations across the country, including sports and football clubs, a part of the process of de-Nazification.
The division of the city during the Cold War into eastern and western sectors led the formation of a second police club known as SG Volkspolizei Potsdam which became part of the separate competition that emerged in East Germany.
The club returned to note in 1957, fielding a strong side in the Amateurliga Berlin (II) that finished second in 1959 and won the division title in 1960.
They passed on the opportunity for promotion to the Oberliga Berlin to remain in second-tier play and allowing third-placed BSC Kickers 1900 to advance in their stead, along with vice-champions BFC Südring.