Nazi railroad discovered, thought to lead to treasure stolen by Hitler
History buffs say they think they have found the secret location of the “Amber Room”, after discovering a railway and wagons in a former Nazi bunker in Poland, according to foreign media.
The Historical and Research Association “Jaćwież” came across the surprising discovery during the excavation in the “Mamerki” bunker complex in northern Poland. The narrow gauge railway tracks were discovered 5 meters below the surface, in an area that had recently been cleared of trees.
The complex was the headquarters of the Supreme Command of Hitler’s German Army and is located just a few kilometers from the “Wolf’s Den” bunker.
Although it was known that a railway line ran from Mamerki to the “Wolf’s Lair”, there was no official document showing that it lay within the complex itself.
“This is a big surprise as we didn’t know there was a railway inside the complex. Could it be the golden train with the amber room? We will find out soon”, said Bartlomiej Plebańczyk from the Mamerki museum.
The chamber created for Tsar Peter the Great in the 18th century, consisting of exactly 6 tons of elaborately carved amber and gold decorations, was dismantled by the Nazi forces that had occupied the country and transported to Koninsberg, which is now the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, where it was publicly exhibited.
But, immediately after the end of the war, the elements of the room disappeared almost completely, although some fragments were found in Germany during the 90s. A copy of the “Amber Room” was created in St. Petersburg in 2003, after several decades of work.
For decades, “treasure hunters” have searched Europe for lost riches, but to no avail.
