1940 Winter Olympics
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The 1940 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and as Sapporo 1940, was a planned international multi-sport event scheduled to have been held from 3 to 12 February 1940 in Sa
Poster for the 1940 Games, when they were scheduled to be held in Sapporo
1936 Winter Olympics
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The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the mark
1940 Winter Olympics
…withdrawn again. In June 1939, the IOC gave the 1940 Winter Olympics, now scheduled for 2–11 February, to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, where the previous Games had been held. On 1 September, Germany invaded Poland, initiating the European theatre of World War II, and the Winter Games were cancelled in November…
Opening Ceremony with Rudolf Hess, IOC president Henri de Baillet-Latour, and Adolf Hitler
Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie