german football was re-organized under the third reich in 1933 into sixteen top-flight divisions, which saw "hertha" playing in the gauliga berlin-brandenburg. the club continued to be successful in their division, regularly finishing in the upper half of the table and capturing the divisional title in 1935, 1937, and 1944. however, they did not do well nationally, and never got past the early rounds of the national championshipships.