'Nazi gold trucks' next in line for Polish probe
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
21.01.2016 13:15
Local authorities in the town of Kamienna Góra, south western Poland, have launched a probe into five trucks that were allegedly buried by the Nazi Germans near the town at the tail-end of World War II.
Nazi German documents found amid the ruins of Berlin in May 1945. Photo: N. Hodge
The investigation follows on the heels of a search for the so-called 'Nazi gold train' near Wałbrzych (also in Lower Silesia), apparently a wild-goose chase. The train, supposedly laden with valuables, has been the subject of speculation since the end of the war.
The trucks at the centre of the latest probe were supposedly buried near the site of a former Nazi munitions factory. During and prior to the war, the town was a part of Germany, but Poland's borders were shifted west in 1945.
Town authorities have said that the man who filed the claim regarding the trucks has chosen to remain anonymous.
“The man who submitted this information to us learned about it in the 1950s from a Wehrmacht soldier who allegedly concealed the trucks,” said town spokesman Marcin Ryłko in an interview with portal onet.pl.
“We are taking the matter seriously,” he said, adding that there have been rumours concerning the trucks for some time. (nh/pk)