Digging in Poland Hunts for Hitler's Hidden Loot Train
A new official archaeological excavation has begun in northern Poland, near Dziemiany in the Kościerzyna district, to search for the legendary Nazi treasure train rumored to contain treasures worth around £250 million, including gold, jewels, and potentially the lost Amber Room. The Polish heritage authorities have authorized exploratory drilling and archaeological surveys at this site, which is connected to a former SS training facility established in late 1943.
The investigation is being led by American treasure hunter Jan Delingowski, who has pursued the treasure for over a decade based on historical clues and statements attributed to Erich Koch, the Nazi Gauleiter of East Prussia. Koch was reportedly pressured by the KGB in the postwar years to reveal the location of the treasure train, and deathbed testimonies linked to him helped pinpoint the current search area.
This is the first time such a precise identification of a structure tied to the treasure legend has been included in an official government record. The official document references prior surveys and ground studies that suggest a World War II-era slit bunker may be located on the plot. Witness accounts, military archives, and archaeological interest make this latest effort one of the most compelling to date.
The treasure, according to the same witness account, was supposedly secured in a camouflaged bunker on a hill near a lake, at the site of former SS barracks. If found, the bunker may qualify as a historical monument and contain historic material, including archaeological artifacts.
While some earlier claims about discovering the gold train relied on questionable methods like radiesthesia (a pseudoscientific technique), the current excavation is officially supported by the Gdańsk Office for the Protection of Monuments and involves systematic archaeological and drilling work.
The location of the slit bunker, according to the document, is on the plot. A brick tank structure was uncovered during earlier investigations in the area. The current operation to locate the Nazi treasure train in Poland has official approval from Poland's cultural heritage authorities.
The treasure train, according to a witness account from the 1980s, is believed to have diverted somewhere between Czersk and Człuchów, heading toward the Oder. The area under examination is believed to contain a camouflaged slit bunker, possibly constructed to hide military assets during the war.
The operation is led by Jan Delingowski, a retired merchant fleet radio officer who has spent the past 10 years investigating the Kashubia region. Delingowski's theory is backed by information involving Erich Koch, Gauleiter of East Prussia from 1928 to 1945.
The current hypothesis suggests the bunker may house the Nazi treasure train and possibly parts of the Amber Room. The dig has received official approval from the Gdańsk Office for the Protection of Monuments.
This is the latest chapter in a long history of searches for Nazi-looted treasures, with the uniqueness that the investigation now has official backing and tangible historical leads potentially supporting the existence of a buried train in northern Poland. The excavation is centered around Dziemiany, in the Kościerzyna district, where German forces established a military facility in late 1943. Declassified documents suggest Polish security services and the Soviet KGB may have kept Erich Koch alive, believing he held vital knowledge about Hitler's treasure Poland.
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Politics and general news outlets have reported on the official excavation in Poland, near Dziemiany, where archaeologists are searching for the legendary Nazi treasure train, a discovery that could be worth around £250 million. This excursion is part of the crime and justice sphere, as it involves the potential recovery of stolen war-and-conflicts artifacts. The excavation is being led by American treasure hunter Jan Delingowski, who has been pursuing the treasure for over a decade based on historical clues, and it has received official approval from Poland's cultural heritage authorities.
