1940 Garmisch Winter Games Plaque

[Robbo]

Hi
I wonder if anyone might be able to shed some light on a large metal plaque which I recently aquired. It measures 90mm in diameter and on one side has an Eagle with a shield beneath and around the outside has the wording:
International Winter Sports Woche 1940, Garmisch Partenkirchen. The reverse just has a large Swastika.
Ovbiously the games never took place but my question is were these produced in large quantities as I've never seen one before.
Any information would be a appreciated.

[Wood]

I think they did take place, but obviously, the number of countries taking part would be somewhat limited.
Pete

[Gary Symonds]

Robbo:
How about a picture of the plaque. I have a HJ badge from the 1941 competition, that was the 6th meeting, that I will post. If there were games in 1941, there must of been games in 1940. This was the location of the Winter Olympics in 1936, which was number 1.

[Gran Sasso]

I think they did take place, but obviously, the number of countries taking part would be somewhat limited.
Pete

Yes, they took place - just 5 miles from my home

[Robbo]

Hi
The reason I thought they had been cancelled was after reading the entry on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Winter_Olympics
This states that they had been cancelled due to the outbreak of War. Obviously they've got this wrong then.
I've attached photos of the plaque.

[speedytop]

Hi,

the Winter Olympics 1940 had been cancelled, first for Sapporo (Japan), next for St.Moritz (Switzerland) and last for Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.

The medal is for the IV. (4th) Internationale Wintersportwoche in 1940.

It was not the compensation for the cancelled 1940 Winter Olympics.

Uwe

[Robbo]

Hi Uwe
Thank you for the information. I wondfer if you could tell me anything more about the madallion ? What were they used for ? Where they just a souvenir commercially available for the public to buy ?
Steve

[speedytop]

No, they normally had been engraved for the winners in the different competitions:

http://www.mirelit.ru/shop/nastoljna...alj_1940g.html

Uwe

[Robbo]

Thank you for your help Uwe. It would'nt appear that these are particulary rare.
Steve

[Gary Symonds]

Reverse

[Gary Symonds]

Here is my HJ badge from the 1941 Garmisch Winter games. The 6th competiton since the 1936 Winter Olympics.

[rove]

picture

do you mean that item?