from the LIHG in 1920 and could thus not in any LIHG tournaments. On 11 January 1926 the Deutsche Eissport-Verband, the body responsible for ice hockey in Germany, was re-admitted to the LIHG, and Germany was once again able to participate in the European Ice-Hockey championships beginning in 1927. Until 1940, the development of the ice hockey in Germany made great strides. At the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Germany attained the bronze medal, and during the European championships (then a qualifier for the Ice Hockey World Cup) won the European title in 1930 and 1934. The 1936 Winter Olympics saw a contentious issue arise when the Nazi party were forced to include a Jewish player, (Rudi Ball), on the team. Ice hockey developed further in this time period with the emergence of new regional organizations across the country. After World War II, Germany was again excluded from the LIHG in April 1946. At this time a national league for the best teams, the Oberliga (Ice Hockey), developed in the Federal Republic, while the Soviet occupation zone, the later German Democratic Republic, took its own development. (See Also: Ice Hockey in the DDR) The Federal Republic of Germany was admitted to the LIHG on 10 March 1951; the GDR joined as an independent member with the Deutschen Eislauf-Verband der DDR on 9 June 1954. The Oberliga was replaced 1958 by the reintroduced Ice Hockey Bundesliga, before 1963 the Deutsche Eishockey-Bund was created, which remained under the umbrella of the Deutschen Eissport-Verbandes. Internationally the national team of the FRG created the jump into the A-World Championship, where they could be established end of the 1970s and into the 1980s. However, it never ranked among the top four teams in the world. The national team in 2018 Winter Olympics gained a silver medal. Tournaments and championships Championships general: German Champions (ice hockey) current: Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2, Oberliga (Ice Hockey), Regionalliga (ice hockey) historical: Berliner Stadtliga, Oberliga (Ice Hockey), Bundesliga (ice hockey) International Tournament Deutschland Cup Olympic Ice hockey tournament in Germany 1936 The Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Germany 1930 (in Chamonix and Berlin), 1936 (At the same Olympic Games), 1955, 1975, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2010 The men's Ice Hockey European Championships in Germany 1911, 1913, 1914, 1932 National team Coaches, Players and rankings of the German national team. See German National Ice Hockey Team Bibliography