Garmisch 1940

The 1940 Olympic Winter Games were originally scheduled to be held in Sapporo, Japan. Japan forfeited both Summer and Winter Games in 1937 when the Sino-Japanese war broke out. The International Olympic Committee then chose Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the host of the 1936 Games, to host the Games. Unfortunately, the Olympic Winter Games were ultimately cancelled due to the outbreak of WWII.

Even though these Games were cancelled, the Crawford Family collection has two Garmisch 1940 participation medals, one for athletes [Teilnehmer] and one for judges and assistants [Richter und Helfer].