Treasure stuffed Nazi train found?

[Dennisch]

A Polish official says ground-penetrating radar images have left him "99% convinced" that a World War Two German military train is buried near the south-western city of Walbrzych.

Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski said images appeared to show a train equipped with gun turrets.

Local legend says a Nazi train filled with gold, gems and guns went missing near the city in 1945.

Mr Zuchowski called the latest evidence an "exceptional" discovery.

He did not reveal the location of the find but said he personally hoped that it would bring to light looted art and Nazi archives.


However, he also reiterated warnings to treasure hunters that it may be booby-trapped.

Mr Zuchowski said information about the train had apparently come in a deathbed confession from a person involved in concealing it.

Earlier this month, a Pole and a German told authorities in Walbrzych that they knew the location of the armoured train.

Through lawyers, they said that they wanted 10% of the value of anything that was found.

Bbc News

I really like stories like this. Imagine if there are paintings inside, if they survived, that were presumed to be lost forever. Or the gold. Lots and lots of gold.

 

[Liquid]

Or the gold. Lots and lots of gold.

 

[kolio]

A Polish official says ground-penetrating radar images have left him "99% convinced" that a World War Two German military train is buried near the south-western city of Walbrzych.

Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski said images appeared to show a train equipped with gun turrets.

Local legend says a Nazi train filled with gold, gems and guns went missing near the city in 1945.

Mr Zuchowski called the latest evidence an "exceptional" discovery.

He did not reveal the location of the find but said he personally hoped that it would bring to light looted art and Nazi archives.


However, he also reiterated warnings to treasure hunters that it may be booby-trapped.

Mr Zuchowski said information about the train had apparently come in a deathbed confession from a person involved in concealing it.

Earlier this month, a Pole and a German told authorities in Walbrzych that they knew the location of the armoured train.

Through lawyers, they said that they wanted 10% of the value of anything that was found.

Bbc News

I really like stories like this. Imagine if there are paintings inside, if they survived, that were presumed to be lost forever. Or the gold. Lots and lots of gold.

Very, very interesting find!

 

[JKgo]

World War Two German military train is buried

a train equipped with gun turrets.

a Nazi train filled with gold, gems and guns went missing near the city in 1945.

it may be booby-trapped.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I once met a man that specialized in retrieving artifacts, he even fought some Nazis, you may have heard of him

 

[TenEightyOne]

I once met a man that specialized in retrieving artifacts, he even fought some Nazis, you may have heard of him

As long as he doesn't fly himself to the dig it'll be fine.

 

[JKgo]

As long as he doesn't fly himself to the dig it'll be fine.

...And no snakes!! He hates 'em.

 

[Blitz24]

Doesn't Drake hate spiders? So a spider snake will leave Indiana Drake or Nate Jones in trouble.

 

[JKgo]

...A bit of a bump, but well, a deflating news nonetheless.

It turns out, it's a false alarm after all.

Ah well. You win some, you lose some.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Just saw the false alarm as mentioned by @JKgo.

The conspiracist in me wonders if there really is a train and Polish officials are just pretending...

 

[JKgo]

Just saw the false alarm as mentioned by @JKgo.

The conspiracist in me wonders if there really is a train and Polish officials are just pretending...

The tomb raiders treasure hunters I mean archeologists wanted a cut of 10%, didn't they?

Maybe Polish suits saw how Columbia did with the San Jose, decided it would take too much time and money to settle it in court, and thus are going with "Deny Everything" routine.




...If it was me, I would.