1940 Winter Olympics

resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated GAP), in the Oberbayern region, which borders Austria. Nearby is Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, at above sea level.

edition of the Winter Olympics, scheduled in Sapporo, Japan, canceled due to World War II