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Men claim to have found Nazi train carrying stolen gold

August 21, 2015 16:39
A US soldier handles the thousands of gold wedding rings taken from Jews by the Nazis (Photo: Hulton Archive)

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Jessica Weinstein,

Jessica Weinstein

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Two men have claimed to have found an Nazi-era train carrying loot – stolen from Jews - that disappeared without a trace during the Second World War.

The men – one Pole and one German – filed the claim in the south-west Polish town of Walbrzych, where, according to Polish law, treasure finders can keep 10 per cent of the value of their discovery.

According to local legend, towards the end of the war, Nazis loaded a train with treasure and weapons, then sent it towards the Czech border through the mountains - where it then disappeared.

But Polish officials have warned the train might be boobytrapped.

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