The 1936 Summer Games were the "Games of the XI Olympiad". After the 1940 and 1944 Summer Games were canceled due to World War II, the Games resumed in 1948 as the "Games of the XIV Olympiad". However, the 1936 Winter Games were the "IV Winter Olympic Games", and on the resumption of the Winter Games in 1948, the event was designated the "V Winter Olympic Games".