A team of treasure hunters has resumed their search for the mythical Nazi gold train in southwestern Poland.
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They believe the train, laden with gems, gold and arms stolen by the Nazis, was hidden near Walbrzych as they fled the advancing Red Army at the end of the war.
The two men claimed past year to have located the elusive train with radar equipment deep in the bowels of the earth in the city of Walbrzych, sparking a gold rush in that area.
Historians say the existence of the train, which is said to have gone missing in May 1945, never has been conclusively proven. Soil anomalies detected in the area with radar equipment previous year indicate its presence, they claim.
In December, a study of the site carried out by experts from Krakow’s University of Science and Technology found no trace of the train.
“I’m sure there are a lot of critics and skeptics, and at this point the authorities in Poland, they are one of those”, Noack said.
Railroad tracks at 65 km between Wroclaw and Walbrzych where Polish authorities are nearly certain they located the “Nazi Gold train” on October 20, 2015, In Walbrzych, Poland.
But Polish troops with explosive-detecting devices scoured the ground which the train is said to be buried some 200 feet beneath in the autumn of 2015.
Since World War Two there have been rumours that a train full of loot and guns disappeared into a complex of tunnels – part of a secret military project which the Nazis never finished.
The search is expected to last for several days.
The dig began at 7am local time, with expectations high among the treasure hunters.
He adds: “If we find a tunnel, then that is also a success”.
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Koper told Polish television that it should be clear by Thursday whether there is a train at the spot between the towns of Wroclaw and Walbrzych, AFP reported. Slowikowski, a retired miner who searched for the train in 2001, believes the Nazis blew up the entrance to the train’s tunnel.
