The world is one step closer to solving this historic treasure hunt.
Experts dispute whether the long-fabled Nazi gold train ever existed, but many insist that it simply hasn’t been unveiled since going missing some 80 years ago. Now, a new clue has re-launched the search.
Polish officials received a letter that allegedly had the location information on April 23. The letter’s writer, who asked to remain anonymous, claims he found “camouflaged train carriages” in a tunnel near the city of Wałbrzych.
.The tale goes that in the final months of World War II, an armored train left Wroclaw, Poland, but never reached its destination of Wałbrzych. Conspiracy theorists claim that the armored vehicle has been hidden in an underground tunnel system between the two cities.
“Three railway wagons from the period of World War II, are hidden in a camouflaged tunnel,” the letter reportedly said. “Each wagon is approximately 12 meters long, four meters wide and four meters high. The wagons are hidden behind a closed, sliding steel gate at the entrance to the tunnel.”
Theorists claim that the train is filled with stolen artwork, priceless jewelry, and precious metals. It’s become a popular search for treasure hunters, but no concrete evidence has been revealed.
“Precise geodetic data will be made available to the mayor of Wałbrzych or his deputy in the form of attachments,” the letter concluded.
City spokeswoman Kamila Świerczyńska said that the anonymous man provided a variety of paperwork explaining where the train is and the local terrain.
“A certain man, whose details I cannot disclose, made a procedural report of the discovery, referred to by the press as the gold train. The letter looks factual and specific. The letter indicates four attachments, such as a tunnel with a train inside,” she said, adding that the letter included a “table with geodetic data, terrain profile, including the tunnel layout, a map with track simulation and tunnel course, and account of a witness who lived in Wałbrzych during the war.”
Wroclaw, which was then known as Breslau and belong to Greater Germany, was a town in which Nazis loaded trains with stolen art and goods to flee the advancing Allied Army. The missing golden train is believed to hold stolen, priceless artifacts from the Amber Room of the Czars.
While authorities are still considering whether to further investigate the claim, Wałbrzych officials claim that the letter’s author did not apply for a permit to look for the train.
