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Germans Find Hidden Nazi Gold

Gold pinpointed in cavern, stolen chamber of the czars could be nearby

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(Newser) – Treasure hunters in Germany have announced they've found a secret stash of Nazi gold in an underground cavern and they believe it could be from the looted Amber Room of the Russian czars, Der Speigel reports. Instruments have detected what could be 2 tons of gold in the cavern near a town on the Czech border. The site was pinpointed using coordinates found among the belongings of a former Luftwaffe staffer who died recently.

The fabulous Amber Room was dismantled by the Nazis and moved to Germany from occupied Russia, but all trace of it disappeared as the war drew to a close. "A friend told me before he died that the Nazis sent trainloads of valuables to this area throughout the spring of 1945," said the leader of the search. Further investigation will have to wait until explosives experts have checked for booby traps.

General Dwight Eisenhower, commander of Allied Forces inspects gold bars taken from Jews by the Nazis and stashed in the Heilbron Salt Mines May 3, 1945 in Germany. The treasures were uncovered by allied forces after the defeat of Nazi Germany. Treasure hunters in Germany say they've now found a...
General Dwight Eisenhower, commander of Allied Forces inspects gold bars taken from Jews by the Nazis and stashed in the Heilbron Salt Mines May 3, 1945 in Germany. The treasures were uncovered by allied...   (Getty Images)
A monument to Peter The Great in modern-day St Petersburg, Russia. The Amber Room, made of amber panels backed with gold leaf, was given by a Prussian king to Czar Peter the Great in 1716. The Nazis looted from the occupied Soviet Union and moved it to Germany. (AP Photo/Dmitry...
A monument to Peter The Great in modern-day St Petersburg, Russia. The Amber Room, made of amber panels backed with gold leaf, was given by a Prussian king to Czar Peter the Great in 1716. The Nazis looted...   (Associated Press)
A recreation of the Amber Room, a chamber in the Catherine Palace in the suburb of Tsarskoye Selo that was lost after German troops dismantled and carted it off during World War II. Germans treasure hunters now think they may have discovered where the Nazis hid the Amber Room treasure...
A recreation of the Amber Room, a chamber in the Catherine Palace in the suburb of Tsarskoye Selo that was lost after German troops dismantled and carted it off during World War II. Germans treasure hunters...   (Getty Images)
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