Aug 21, 2015 a castle, a tunnel and a lost train full of nazi treasure. Jul 30, 2017 a collection of nazi treasure valued at over. According to ancient polish folklore, during the final days of world war ii, nazi officials dispatched a train filled with stolen treasure from what used to be the east german city of breslau. After some trouble, the olsen gang finds the place, but problems are still topped when the international criminals carina and ricco turns up. The nazis used armoured train carriages to protect supply routes as well as. They wanted a guaranteed 10 per cent cut of the treasure from the train. A castle, a tunnel and a lost train full of nazi treasure.
The rumors about the treasure train spread at the end of the war, when soviet troops were advancing on the polish city of wroclaw. They believed it contained precious treasure left by the nazis at the. Witness their attempt to excavate this potential buried treasure, on a mission that will. Or do nazi conspiracy theories, urban legends, and tourism continue to draw amateur treasure hunters to the region. With dan snow, wojtek malanowski, tadeusz slowikowski, andreas richter. An almost mythical nazi gold train from world war ii is believed to have been found in southwest poland. Aug 26, 2015 last week, a pair of anonymous treasure hunters approached officials in walbrzych, poland via their lawyer to claim they had found an old nazi loot train. The socalled nazi gold train and walbrzych gold train concerns a local legend of a nazi germanyera train buried in a tunnel in lower silesia between breslau and waldenburg in may 1945 during the last days of world war ii. Aug 21, 2015 two treasure hunters have claimed to have found a mysterious nazi train which had disappeared on its way to germany from hungary in 1945 subscribe to times of indias youtube channel here. In 2015, teams of university researchers and amateur treasure hunters converged on the owl mountains region when rumors surfaced of an exnazi who left deathbed instructions on how to find the train. Nazi treasure train lost at end of world war ii found in. In 2015, a media frenzy broke when 2 amateur researchers found a buried train in poland.
Oct 27, 2017 for more than 70 years, treasure hunters have flocked to a quiet corner of southwestern poland in search of a legendary cache of nazi loot. Hunting the nazi gold train historian and broadcaster dan snow leads an investigation into one of the big stories of the decade, the hunt for a buried nazi gold train in poland. With burt lancaster, paul scofield, jeanne moreau, suzanne flon. Treasure hunters resume search for alleged nazi gold train. Legendary nazi gold train possibly located youtube. Lost treasure nazi gold and treasures strange unexplained. Aug 20, 2015 two men claim they found a nazi train packed with gold lost at end of world war ii. The socalled nazi gold train and walbrzych gold train concerns a local legend of a nazi germanyera train buried in a tunnel in lower silesia between breslau. The train is a 1964 american french war film directed by john frankenheimer.
The resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo. Piotr koper and andreas richter discovered the train close to the small town of walbrzych in southwest poland after. Has the legendary nazi treasure train finally been. Most popular nazi, treasure movies and tv shows imdb. The reported discovery of a legendary nazi ghost train packed with gold and money by two treasure hunters hidden in a longforgotten tunnel in. Arve opsahl, carsten byhring, sverre holm, aud schonemann. Aug 16, 2016 treasure hunters claim nazi gold train buried near walbrzych, poland pair said train was packed with.
Egon returns from prison with the key to a big heist, a hidden nazitreasure. The occasional transfer of gold in return for currency took place in collusion with many individual collaborative. The socalled nazi gold train and walbrzych gold train concerns a local legend of a nazi germany era train buried in a tunnel in lower silesia between breslau wroclaw and waldenburg walbrzych in may 1945 during the last days of world war ii. This film has some definite factual history and it does educate to what is known. Lake chiemsee has been the focus of many divers ever since a nazi themed. Kopers earlier obsession with the nazi gold train made headlines from 2015 to 2018.
How did its nazi handlers obtain the treasure and who did it belong to. Treasure hunters scouring the woods above the tunnel where the nazi train is said to be hidden have claimed to have found a nazi eagle, gold coins and other wwii memorabilia which they say is. Its a claim the local government seems ready to accept, as this is a region where the nazis were known to hide treasures, from a secret underground super project to a fairy tale castle redesigned as a headquarters for. Railway tracks lead into a dark underground shaft in a former mine in walbrzych, poland near where amateur treasure hunters say they have found a lost nazi train full of gold.
Some believe that a top nazi commander put stolen gold and bank. Raubgold, stolen gold is gold allegedly transferred by germany to overseas banks during world war ii. After the end of world war ii, rumors persisted that the mountains of southwest poland held a precious secreta mysterious abandoned train laden with treasure. The head of national heritage at the culture ministry says. Nazi gold train treasure hunters bitter feud newscomau. With two men claiming to know where the train is, the mystery could be. A treasure hunt duo that made international headlines with its search for a fabled goldfilled underground nazi train has split up. Aug 29, 2015 with the recent news from poland that a nazi gold train has been located near or under the famed ksiaz castle, wealthy treasure hunters and tourists are now flocking to the region to discover the. The germans are said to have filled a train with treasure and gold and sent it west. A subterranean abandoned train tunnel is in a mountain in poland is purportedly the parking spot for a 500 foot long train chock full of long lost 300 tons of nazi gold.
Why treasure hunters are still searching for the nazi gold. Burt lancaster, paul scofield, jeanne moreau, suzanne flon. This constituted the bulk of the nazi loot, but not all of it. A team of treasure hunters searching for a nazi gold train have started excavations on the sight where the legendary train supposedly. I have a hard time believing that in 70 years, no one has found a train or the row leading to the tunnel. Secret nazi treasure train may have been found, polish. Aug 16, 2016 the area in poland where treasure hunters claim to have found the nazi train image. In december 2015, a press conference denounced the claims of a nazi gold train, by piotr koper and andreas richter. Has nazi gold treasure train mystery finally been solved. The gold train took on a legendary quality even as it steamed out of the station hundreds of millions of dollars in assets were on the move, accompanied by cunning, desperate, or gullible passengers trying to reach an illusory nazi stronghold in the alps.
Legend 1945 a train laden with gold and other treasures hidden by the nazi germans in a tunnel near walbrzych, poland. Aug 16, 2016 is there actually a treasure filled train buried in a tunnel in southwestern poland. The stashes were ubiquitous, and everyone, it seemed, was a treasure hunter. Along with answers he finds a deranged man who hated him in the past, a man who wants revenge more than life itself. It is not a hollywood film script but a real life mystery dating back decades.
A treasure hunt duo that made international headlines with its search for a fabled gold filled underground nazi train has split up. Aug 20, 2015 nazi treasure train lost at end of world war ii found in poland, lawyers claim updated august 21, 2015 12. Most popular nazi stolen art movies and tv shows imdb. Two people think they may now have found a nazi german. The historian sebastian siebelachenbach, in his book, lower silesia from nazi germany to communist poland, 194249. In 1944, a german colonel loads a train with french art treasures to send to germany. Polands deputy culture minister threw gas on the fire by announcing that he was 99 percent convinced that the train had been found. Deathbed confession leads treasure hunters to secret location as polish officials claim they have seen proof on radar a german and a pole last week claimed they had found. The train is said to be around 500 feet long, is armored, has gun platforms, and contains precious metals. American soldiers looted 25 million pounds in nazi gold from a secret treasure trove hidden by s. Is there actually a treasure filled train buried in a tunnel in southwestern poland. Find out the true story of the train that carried billions in gold and precious treasures, and its extraordinary fate at the end of the war.
Aug 25, 2016 news world europe nazi gold train search abandoned but brings in. Paul silver, an international businessman and amateur adventurer, arrives in berlin looking for information about a fabled nazi train full of priceless objects and gold. Jan 15, 2019 a tally of the treasure showed that there were 8,198 bars of gold bullion in the mine along with gold coins, silver bars, and paper money. Dec 17, 2015 railway tracks lead into a dark underground shaft in a former mine in walbrzych, poland near where amateur treasure hunters say they have found a lost nazi train full of gold. A treasure trove of nazi artifacts has been discovered near the capital of argentina. Tracking a nazi gold train then, in 2015, two amateur historians approached the walbrzych local council. Aug 28, 2015 polish authorities believe they have located a lost nazi train, after a deathbed confession led treasure hunters to its secret location.
Lost when the japanese ship awa maru was hit by a torpedo and sank in april 1945. Two treasure hunters in southwest poland say they have found a hidden tunnel containing a train that may hold rare nazi gold. Treasure hunters admit excavation was unsuccesful, but locals welcome economic boost. Excitement mounts over nazi treasure train as polish.
Its being called the biggest collection found in the countrys history, the associated press is reporting. The area is now part of southwest poland but was then in southeastern germany. Jul 27, 2017 the hunt for nazi gold continues to be a source of fascination, as evidenced by recent efforts to locate a purportedly treasure laden nazi train buried in poland. And when you do so, you permanently scar the landscape and brush. Hunting the nazi gold train 2017 109 min documentary movie link. A tally of the treasure showed that there were 8,198 bars of gold bullion in the mine along with gold coins, silver bars, and paper money. Third reich generals hid a train loaded with gold and jewellery. Some of the gold and other valuables had been left in berlin.
Last week, a pair of anonymous treasure hunters approached officials in walbrzych, poland via their lawyer to claim they had found an old nazi loot train. In 2015 two treasure hunters claimed that they had located adolph hitlers gold train. The hunt for nazi gold continues to be a source of fascination, as evidenced by recent efforts to locate a purportedly treasure laden nazi train buried in poland. Aug 12, 2016 treasure hunters have relaunched their search for a lost nazi gold train allegedly loaded with loot and buried in southwestern poland, despite there being no scientific evidence it exists. Aug 28, 2015 for decades the whispers persisted among the factory workers and lumberjacks of southwest poland that a nazi train laden with plundered gold, jewels and artworks had been hidden beneath the owl. Nazi gold train is found as deathbed confession leads.
Treasure hunters begin digging to uncover lost nazi gold train. Treasure hunters excavate site of a buried nazi gold train youtube. Nazi plunder refers to art theft and other items stolen as a result of the organized looting of european countries during the time of the third reich by agents acting on behalf of the ruling nazi party of germany. Or do nazi conspiracy theories, urban legends, and tourism continue to draw amateur treasure. Plundering occurred from 1933 until the end of world war ii, particularly by military units known as the kunstschutz, although most plunder was acquired during the war.
Follow the tracks into the mountain and follow any path that looks like it couldve been a grade. He and his partner, amateur historian andreas richter, were convinced that they were on the trail of a legendary gold treasure train hidden by nazi troops in a tunnel as the germans fled the area between wroclaw and walbrzych in southwest poland in the last. Treasure hunters reveal nazi loot found above gold train. Army major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of german officers. The famed treasure hunters still claim it is there, and say that the only way to find out once and for all if the train is there, is to dig. All rights reserved by bbc copyright 2016 bbc mediacentreproginfo201640huntingthenazigoldtrain historian and. Aug 24, 2015 smart news keeping you current two men say theyve found a mythical train of nazi gold treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of world war ii, but it may have never existed in the. Deathbed confession leads treasure hunters to secret location as polish officials claim they have seen proof on radar a. The twoway deputy culture minister piotr zuchowski says images from groundpenetrating radar have him 99 percent convinced.
Apr 14, 2017 and this story has all the makings of an adventure movie featuring nazi treasure, vanishing trains, and underground tunnels. Aug 26, 2015 a tour guide in walbrzychs ksiaz castle told nbc news that rumors of a nazi treasure train had circulated in the region for years. Hunter for nazi gold train finds renaissance wall portraits. So basically we have a couple of guys who think theyve found an armored nazi train, and owing to 70yearold rumors of a mythical nazi train filled with gold, precious stones, and weapons, they. They were hoping to protect it from the fast approaching soviet red army.
But it cannot be excavated because the treasure hunter who has found it. Why treasure hunters are still searching for the nazi gold train. Aug 28, 2015 secret nazi treasure train may have been found, polish official says. The casket was located in the post room of the ss minden, a nazi. Sunken nazi gold and 4 other neverfound treasures history. Poland confirms existence of underground nazi treasure. Two treasure hunters have claimed to have found a mysterious nazi train which had disappeared on its way to germany from hungary in 1945 subscribe to. Is there really a hidden nazi gold train in poland. Jul 12, 2017 directed by dan clifton, wanda koscia.