Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In the spring of 1939 , the IOC gave the 1940 Winter Olympics , now scheduled for February 2-11 , to Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany , where the previous 1936 games had been held .
Simplified: The IOC then gave the 1940 Winter Olympics to Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany .