The club was formed following World War II in June 1949 in the Soviet-occupied eastern half of the country.

The rise of Cold War tensions and the establishment of East Germany was quickly followed by the formation of separate sporting competitions including the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (en: East German Football Association).

In 1951, it was renamed Lok Lichtenberg before being joined by Einheit Pankow in September 1954 and talking up that club's place in domestic competition.

In September of that season the team took the name Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe and ended their campaign in 9th place.

Between 1955 and 1959, the club made several appearances in the opening rounds of the FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup), but were always eliminated in the early going.