Last Secrets of the Third Reich: Nazi Gold Train
After the end of World War II, rumors persisted that the mountains of southwest Poland held a precious secret—a mysterious abandoned train laden with treasure. In 2015 two treasure hunters claimed that they had located Adolph Hitler's Gold Train. What is the truth behind the alleged discovery? Where was the gold train headed? How did its Nazi handlers obtain the treasure and who did it belong to?
After the end of World War II, rumors persisted that the mountains of southwest Poland held a precious secret—a mysterious abandoned train laden with treasure. In 2015 two treasure hunters claimed that they had located Adolph Hitler's Gold Train. What is the truth behind the alleged discovery? Where was the gold train headed? How did its Nazi handlers obtain the treasure and who did it belong to?
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