Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund

The Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund (DTSB; German Gymnastics and Sports Federation) was a mass organization of the German Democratic Republic from 1957 until shortly after German reunification. Membership in the organization included nearly four million people, which accounted for almost 20% of the population of the GDR.[1]

German Gymnastics and Sports Federation
DTSB
Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund
FormationApril 1957
Extinction1990-91 (individual organizations within the DTSB continue to exist)
HeadquartersEast Berlin
Location
Membership (1989)
3.700.000

History

Founded in 1957, the DTSB was the last major mass organization to be created by the East German government, and was the central agency responsible for mass sport. The federation consisted of individual sports associations within the country, ranging from sailing to chess. While it worked in conjunction with the Gesellschaft für Sport und Technik, the DTSB focused more on adult activities, whereas the GST focused on youth activities. The DTSB worked closely with both the Free German Youth and the East German Olympic Committee and had representation in all levels of East German local and state government. The DTSB was charged with both organizing and financing all sporting and fitness activities, associations, and events in the nation, as well as promoting physical education among the masses. It had especially close ties with the ruling Socialist Unity Party and was also designed to promote socialist ideology through sport.[2]

Upon the dissolution of East Germany and reunification with the West, the organization was disbanded and the individual sports associations either continued to exist independently or joined their Western counterparts.

Sports Associations of the DTSB
Logo of the Deutscher Schlitten- und Bobsportverband
Logo of the Deutscher Schwimmsport-Verband
Logo of the Deutscher Tischtennis-Verband
Name Acronym Sport Founded Number of athletes (1988) Number of trainers (1988)
Allgemeiner Deutscher Motorsport Verband ADMV Motorsports 2 June 1957 85,134 5,064
Deutscher Anglerverband DAV Fishing 13 May 1958 527,696 10,942
Deutscher Basketball-Verband DBV Basketball 20 May 1958 14,644 1,243
Deutscher Billard-Sportverband DBSV Cue sports 13 March 1958 11,009 1,369
Deutscher Bogenschützen-Verband DBSV Archery 23 October 1959 4,668 545
Deutscher Box-Verband DBV Boxing 4 May 1958 20,908 1,868
Deutscher Eislauf-Verband DELV Ice sports 31 August 1958 8,995 631
Deutscher Faustball-Verband DFV Fistball 27 April 1958 10,779 1,345
Deutscher Fecht-Verband DFV Fencing 20 July 1958 6,584 673
Deutscher Federball-Verband DFV Badminton 11 January 1958 27,069 2,480
Deutscher Fußball-Verband DFV Football 17 May 1958 575,667 39,207
Deutscher Gewichtheber-Verband DGV Weightlifting 26 April 1958 25,630 2,465
Deutscher Handballverband DHV Handball 21 June 1958 152,975 13,225
Deutscher Hockey-Sportverband DHSV Hockey 19 April 1958 6,152 576
Deutscher Judo-Verband DJV Judo 19 April 1958 54,544 4,891
Deutscher Kanu-Sport-Verband DKSV Canoeing 19 April 1958 26,768 2,082
Deutscher Kegler-Verband DKV Bowling 30 March 1958 204,126 17,369
Deutscher Verband für Leichtathletik DVfL Athletics 17 May 1958 180,605 15,583
Deutscher Pferdesport-Verband DPV Equestrian sports 27 April 1961 53,818 5,951
Deutscher Radsport-Verband DRV Cycling 18 May 1958 27,226 2,816
Deutscher Ringer-Verband DRV Wrestling 26 April 1958 23,686 2,106
Deutscher Rollsport-Verband DRV Roller sports 12 October 1958 4,704 381
Deutscher Ruder-Sport-Verband DRSV Rowing 12 April 1958 14,275 1,103
Deutscher Rugby-Sportverband DRSV Rugby 20 April 1958 1,213 103
Deutscher Shachverband DSV Chess 27 April 1958 43,374 4,523
Deutscher Schlitten- und Bobsportverband DSBV Bobsleigh and Sled sports 28 September 1958 3,759 447
Deutscher Schwimmsport-Verband DSSV Swim sports 4 May 1958 83,509 6,911
Bund Deutscher Segler BDS Sailing 20 April 1958 31,318 2,231
Deutscher Skiläufer-Verband DSLV Ski sports 12 October 1958 48,438 4,100
Deutscher Tennis-Verband DTV Tennis 26 April 1958 47,274 3,185
Deutscher Tischtennis-Verband DTTV Table Tennis 4 April 1958 126,376 12,084
Deutscher Turn-Verband DTV Gymnastics 3 May 1958 408,476 26,542
Deutscher Verband für Versehrtensport DVfV Disabled sports 4 July 1959 14,080 1,249
Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball DSVB Volleyball 20 April 1958 134,924 12,454
Deutscher Verband für Wandern, Bergsteigen und Orientierungslauf DWBO Hiking, Mountaineering, and Orienteering 15 June 1958 86,123 6,844

Presidents of the DTSB
Rudi Reichert1957–1961
Manfred Ewald1961–1988
Klaus Eichler1988–1990
Martin Kilian1990
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See also

References
  1. Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund (DTSB). In: Andreas Herbst; Winfried Ranke; Jürgen Winkler: So funktionierte die DDR. Lexikon der Organisationen und Institutionen. Bd. 1. (Rororo 6348), Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-499-16348-9, S. 234–243 (239–243)
  2. Ken Hardman; Roland Naul (26 July 2005). Sport and Physical Education in Germany. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-80291-2.
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