Nazi gold may be in German cavern

Kyt · Feb 20, 2008

Stolen Nazi gold may be in German cavern - Telegraph

Treasure hunters claim they have may have found a haul of looted Nazi gold said to be part of a Russian collection that was dubbed the "eighth wonder of the world" before it was stolen.

The resting place of the Amber Room treasures was reportedly made at the weekend near the German village of Deutschneudorf. Tests showed a man-made cavern 20 metres below ground that contained a large amount of precious metals.

The "Amber Room" was an 18th century chamber inside the Catherine Palace in Leningrad, now St Petersburg, which was made out of amber panels backed by gold leaf.

It was looted in 1941 during the Nazi invasion and taken to Königsburg, now Kaliningrad, where it was lost in 1945 following Allied bombing.

Heinz-Peter Haustein, who is digging at the site near Deutschneudorf, said the cavern had not yet been reached but tests showed what was inside was "definitely" precious metals.

"It's gold, maybe silver. We expect it to be either gold from the Amber Room or gold that would give us clues to another hiding place."

The recovery of what is really inside the cavern is not expected to be complete for weeks, as explosives experts and engineers are being brought in to check for booby traps. The site has been under guard since the weekend.

Mr Haustein has been searching for the Amber Room treasure for years, ploughing thousands of pounds of his own money into the hunt.

He arrived in Deutschneudorf on a tip off from a German whose late father, a signaller in the Luftwaffe, had hoarded documents containing the co-ordinates to and locations where the Nazis supposedly hid gold and diamonds at the end of the war.

One of those sets of co-ordinates was the "exact" location of the dig, Mr Haustein said.

The documents also contained warnings of booby traps.

Various theories have circulated about the location of the Amber Room treasure.

Some historians say it was destroyed in Könisgburg but there is speculation that it was loaded onto a submarine which was sunk in the Baltic Sea by the Russians.

While there is little firm evidence of the cavern in Deutschneudorf being its final resting place, the village has seen an influx of treasure hunters in the last few days.

The Amber Room was recreated in St Petersburg in 2003.
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Kitty · Feb 20, 2008

now theres a place i wish i was right now.

spidge · Feb 20, 2008

Even you couldn't fit $100 million in a wheel barrow!

Intrigue and Mystery of the Amber Room

Adrian Roberts · Feb 20, 2008

It'd be great if it really is the Amber hoard. But why didn't the Luftwaffe signaller go looking for it if he had the co-ordinates?

How close did the Germans get to Leningrad? I thought they didn't quite get there and the place was besieged, hence the "Leningrad Concerto" and all that. Was the Palace just outside the city?

Kyt · Feb 21, 2008

The Big Question: What was the Amber Room, and has it really been discovered at last? - Europe, News - Independent.co.uk

Kyt · Mar 1, 2008

Oh dear, they appear to have fallen out

Nazi gold hunt ends, treasure hunter claims - CNN.com

morse1001 · Mar 1, 2008

Adrian Roberts said: ↑

It'd be great if it really is the Amber hoard. But why didn't the Luftwaffe signaller go looking for it if he had the co-ordinates?

How close did the Germans get to Leningrad? I thought they didn't quite get there and the place was besieged, hence the "Leningrad Concerto" and all that. Was the Palace just outside the city?
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My eldest brother's late father in law, used to claim that he buried ten thousand cigerettes in the libyian desert when they were pulling back. he even said he had the map references but never went back to claim his ill gotten gains!

Kyt · Mar 1, 2008

10,000?! That's worth a small fortune now. And if they were Army-issue then they've probably improved with age :becky:

spidge · Mar 1, 2008

A shipper of 10,000 is about $4,000 here!

50 cartons of 200. Players? Senior Service?

morse1001 · Mar 1, 2008

They would be the ones that they got in the compo rations in tins! I must ask my brother what happended to the papers with a grid references! might be worrth a visit!

Interrogator#6 · Mar 1, 2008

Think of it this way, losing 10,000 cigarettes probably saved someones life from canser.

Antipodean Andy · Mar 3, 2008

We should stop talking about this subject before Kyt decides to smoke his chair...

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