Due to WWII, the 1940 and 1944 Winter Games were cancelled. The 1940 Games had been awarded to Sapporo, Japan, but were rescinded because of the Japanese invasion of China. The Games were then to be held at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, but were cancelled following the German invasion of Poland. The 1944 Games in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy were also cancelled. They resumed in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.