Scarce official report in German: Vorbereitungen zu den V. Olympischen Winterspielen 1940, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Amtlicher Bericht [Preparations for the 5th Olympic Winter Games 1940, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Official Report]. Munich: Organizing Committee for the V Olympic Winter Games, 1940. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with gilt-stamped titles, 9.5 x 12.25, 128 pages. Book condition: VG/None, with minor edgewear.
The 1940 Winter Olympics were originally to be hosted in Sapporo, Japan, but Japanese organizers withdrew in 1938 because of the Second Sino-Japanese War. They were rescheduled to St. Moritz, Switzerland, but again withdrawn over disagreements between the organizers and the International Olympic Committee. Finally, they were awarded to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, host of the previous Winter Games, as they had the existing facilities and infrastructure to organize the Games on very short notice. Ultimately, the Games were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II.
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