A leading Polish cultural official said Thursday he is “convinced” of the existence of a Nazi treasure train that has been missing for 70 years and which two men claim to have found recently.
Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski also warned treasure hunters in southwestern Poland to stop looking for the “so-called ‘gold train’” because it could be mined and dangerous.
Since the end of World War II, local Polish legend has said that a German train filled with gold, gems and armaments went missing around the city of Walbrzych while fleeing the Red Army in 1945.
Fortune-hunters have looked for it for decades, and in the communist era, the Polish army and security services even carried out apparently fruitless searches for it.
This month two men, a Pole and a German, said they found a train with armaments and valuables, leading to hopes it could be that long-lost mystery train.
Inside the hidden train — of whose existence I am convinced — there could be dangerous materials from the time of World War II. There is a great chance that the train is mined.
— Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski
So far no evidence has been offered to the public of the train’s existence. However, Zuchowski will hold a news conference on the topic Friday afternoon.
Zuchowski, talking about the increased activity of treasure hunters in Walbrzych, has appealed people to stop searching until the end of official procedures.
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