Dig for Mythical Nazi 'Gold Train' Begins in Poland
A search, expected to last a few days, is underway in southwest Poland for a Nazi “gold train” of legend. The train—which has never been proven to exist—could potentially hold up to 300 tons of gold, reported a Polish news source. But all of this remains speculation, as it has for decades. The local legend, according to USA Today:
The train is said to have gone missing in May 1945 [when Soviet forces were closing in on the Germans]. Legend says it was armed and loaded with treasure and disappeared after entering a complex of tunnels under the Owl Mountains, a secret project known as “Riese”—or Giant—which the Nazis never finished. At the time the area belonged to Germany but now lies in Poland.
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