 Playing in the Soviet-occupied part of the country that eventually became East Germany, the club underwent frequent name changes and mergers as was common there.In quick succession the team was known as "Fahrzeugbau Leipzig-Mitte" (1947), "BSG Gohlis-Süd" (1948), and then "BSG Lok Nord" (1951).In 1961 they merged with "BSG Motor Gohlis" (not the similarly named "Motor Gohlis-Nord") to become "BSG Motor Nord".