A Pole and a German claim to have found a legendary Nazi gold train in Poland, 70 years after it pulled out of Wroclaw (formerly the German city of Breslau) carrying a trove of gold and other valuable treasures back to Germany ahead of the Red Army's advance. Instead of arriving at its planned destination of Swiebodzice, the train was allegedly lost without a trace in the mountains near the town of Walbrzych, and is said to contain 300 metric tons of gold as well as artwork plundered by the German army during WWII.
© REUTERS / Kacper PempelJournalists visit underground tunnels which are part of the Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project under Ksiaz castle, where the Nazi gold train is allegedly located. September 3, 2015.
Journalists visit underground tunnels which are part of the Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project under Ksiaz castle, where the Nazi gold train is allegedly located. September 3, 2015.
© REUTERS / Kacper PempelKsiaz castle, under which the "Nazi gold train" is supposedly hidden. August 28, 2015 in Walbrzych, Poland.
Ksiaz castle, under which the "Nazi gold train" is supposedly hidden. August 28, 2015 in Walbrzych, Poland.
© REUTERS / Kacper PempelA train travels in an area where the Nazi train is allegedly located, in Walbrzych, southwestern Poland. August 30, 2015.
A train travels in an area where the Nazi train is allegedly located, in Walbrzych, southwestern Poland. August 30, 2015.
© REUTERS / Kacper PempelAn exhibition for tourists is seen in a tunnel, part of the Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project, near the area where the Nazi train is allegedly located. August 31, 2015.
An exhibition for tourists is seen in a tunnel, part of the Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project, near the area where the Nazi train is allegedly located. August 31, 2015.
© REUTERS / Kornelia Glowacka-Wolf/Agencja GazetaTadeusz Slowikowski, a local explorer, points on a map to the approximate location of the alleged tunnel with a Nazi gold train. August 29, 2015.
Tadeusz Slowikowski, a local explorer, points on a map to the approximate location of the alleged tunnel with a Nazi gold train. August 29, 2015.
© REUTERS / Kacper PempelTelevision crew members prepare to shoot footage from the vicinity of the Nazi gold train's alleged location. August 30, 2015.
Television crew members prepare to shoot footage from the vicinity of the Nazi gold train's alleged location. August 30, 2015.
© REUTERS / Kacper PempelA tunnel with tracks for mining cars, part of the Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project. August 31, 2015.
A tunnel with tracks for mining cars, part of the Nazi Germany "Riese" construction project. August 31, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Janek SkarzynskiKsiaz castle, under which the "Nazi gold train" is supposedly hidden. August 28, 2015. Poland's deputy culture minister on Friday said he was 99 percent sure of the existence of the alleged Nazi train that has set off a gold rush in the country.
Ksiaz castle, under which the "Nazi gold train" is supposedly hidden. August 28, 2015. Poland's deputy culture minister on Friday said he was 99 percent sure of the existence of the alleged Nazi train that has set off a gold rush in the country.