DWS VARIABLE SERIES II

   SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUSES OF THE LISTED PORTFOLIO:

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                        DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP

The portfolio's Board has approved the termination of Dreman Value Management,
L.L.C. ("DVM") as the portfolio's subadvisor. Effective on or about the close of
business on June 1, 2009 (the "Transition Date"), DVM will cease to act as the
portfolio's subadvisor and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (the
"Advisor") will assume all day-to-day advisory responsibilities for the
portfolio that were previously delegated to DVM.

In addition, on or about the Transition Date, the portfolio will change its name
to DWS Strategic Value VIP.

Effective on or about the Transition Date, the following information replaces
"The Portfolio's Main Investment Strategy" section of the portfolio's
prospectuses:

The portfolio seeks to achieve a high rate of total return.

Under normal circumstances, the portfolio invests at least 80% of net assets,
plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and
other equity securities. The portfolio focuses on stocks of large US companies
that are similar in size to the companies in the S&P 500 Index (as of February
28, 2009, the S&P 500 Index had a median market capitalization of $5 billion)
and that portfolio management believes are undervalued. The portfolio intends to
invest primarily in companies whose market capitalizations fall within the
normal range of the S&P 500 Index. Although the portfolio can invest in stocks
of any economic sector (which is comprised of two or more industries), at times
it may emphasize one or more sectors. In fact, it may invest more than 25% of
total assets in a single sector.

The portfolio may invest up to 20% of net assets in foreign securities including
US dollar-denominated American Depository Receipts.

The  portfolio's  equity  investments  are mainly  common  stocks,  but may also
include  other  types of  equities  such as  preferred  or  convertible  stocks.
Portfolio  management  seeks  to  invest  in a  diversified  portfolio  normally
consisting  of  approximately  60-80  stocks.  Portfolio  management  begins  by
comparing a company's  stock price to its book value,  cash flow,  earnings  and
sales and analyzing  individual companies to identify those that are financially
sound and appear to have strong potential for long-term growth and income.

Portfolio management assembles the portfolio from among the most attractive
stocks, drawing on analysis of economic outlooks for various sectors and
industries.

Portfolio  management employs a disciplined sell strategy and will normally sell
a stock when it reaches a target price, its fundamental  factors have changed or
when other investments offer better opportunities.

Derivatives and Other Investments

Although not one of its principal investment strategies, the portfolio is
permitted, but not required, to use various types of derivatives (contracts
whose value is based on, for example, indices, currencies or securities).
Derivatives may be used for hedging and for risk management or for non-hedging
purposes to seek to enhance potential gains. The portfolio may also use
derivatives in circumstances where the portfolio believes they offer an
economical means of gaining exposure to a particular asset class or to keep cash
on hand to meet shareholder redemptions or other needs while maintaining
exposure to the market. In particular, the portfolio may use futures, currency
options and forward currency transactions.



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Securities Lending. The portfolio may lend its investment securities in an
amount up to 33 1/3% of its total assets to approved institutional borrowers who
need to borrow securities in order to complete certain transactions.

Although major changes tend to be infrequent, the Board of Trustees could change
the portfolio's investment objective without seeking shareholder approval.
However, the Board will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' notice prior
to making any changes to the portfolio's 80% investment policy.

As a temporary defensive measure, the portfolio could shift up to 100% of assets
into investments such as money market securities. This measure could prevent
losses, but, while engaged in a temporary defensive position, the portfolio will
not be pursuing its investment objective. However, portfolio management may
choose not to use these strategies for various reasons, even in very volatile
market conditions.

Effective on or about the Transition Date, the following information replaces
information about the portfolio management team in the "Portfolio management"
section of the portfolio's prospectuses:

The portfolio is managed by a team of investment professionals who collaborate
to develop and implement the portfolio's investment strategy. Each portfolio
manager on the team has authority over all aspects of the portfolio's investment
portfolio, including, but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual
securities, portfolio construction techniques, portfolio risk assessment and the
management of daily cash flows in accordance with the portfolio holdings.

The following people handle the day-to-day management of the portfolio:

  Volker Dosch
  Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management and Portfolio
  Manager of the portfolio.
   o Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 1989 and the portfolio
     in 2009.
   o Fund Manager of US and global equity funds; Head of US
     Equities; Deputy Head of Fund Management International
     Equities; Head of Sector-Funds: Frankfurt.
   o Master's degree in Economics ("Diplom-Volkswirt") from
     the University of Frankfurt, Germany.

  Oliver Pfeil, PhD
  Vice President of Deutsche Asset Management and Portfolio
  Manager of the portfolio.
   o Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2006 after 3 years as
     Executive Assistant to the Management Board of Deutsche
     Bank. Previously, Research Fellow at the Swiss Institute of
     Banking and Finance at the University of St. Gallen
     (2000-2002); Visiting Scholar in Capital Markets Research
     at MIT Sloan School of Management (2002-2003). Also, serves
     as part-time Lecturer in Finance at the University of St.
     Gallen in Switzerland.
   o Joined the portfolio in 2009.
   o Portfolio manager for US and global value equity: Frankfurt.
   o PhD in finance and accounting and Master's degree in
     Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen;
     CEMS Master in International Management from University of
     St. Gallen & ESADE, Barcelona; completed bank training
     program ("Bankkaufmann") at Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA,
     Cologne.

 Thomas Schuessler, PhD
 Managing Director of Deutsche Asset Management and
 Portfolio Manager of the portfolio.
  o Joined Deutsche Asset Management in 2001 after 5 years at
    Deutsche Bank where he managed various products and worked
    in the office of the Chairman of the Management Board.
  o US and Global Fund Management: Frankfurt.
  o Joined the portfolio in 2009.
  o PhD, University of Heidelberg, studies in physics and
    economics at University of Heidelberg and University of Utah.












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