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The German Ice Hockey Championship was a former ice hockey competition played in Germany between 1912 and 1948. During its earliest seasons Berliner Schlittschuhclub emerged as one of the strongest teams, winning eighteen titles between 1912 and 1944. Following the partition of Germany it was replaced by the Oberliga FDR in West Germany and the DDR-Oberliga in East Germany.
| Season | Club |
|---|---|
| 1912 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1913 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1914 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1915–19 | no championship due to World War I |
| 1920 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1921 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1922 | MTV München |
| 1923 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1924 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1925 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1926 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1927 | SC Riessersee |
| 1928 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1929 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1930 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1931 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1932 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1933 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1934 | SC Brandenburg Berlin |
| 1935 | SC Riessersee |
| 1936 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1937 | Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| 1938 | SC Riessersee |
| 1939 | Engelmann Wien |
| 1940 | Wiener EV |
| 1941 | SC Riessersee |
| 1942 | not completed |
| 1943 | not completed |
| 1944 | KG Berliner Schlittschuhclub/SC Brandenburg Berlin |
| 1945 | no championship |
| 1946 | no official championship |
| 1947 | SC Riessersee |
| 1948 | SC Riessersee |
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