From the September 9, 2015, CNBC "WWII tunnel found in search for Nazi gold train" by Matt Clinch.
Gold rush fever intensified Wednesday with the confirmation that a tunnel was found near the suspected site of a lost German gold train. The trainis believed to have been carrying billions of dollars in gold and disappeared in the closing days of the war in Europe..
Now, officials in the city of Walbrzych in Poland report the finding of "a railway tunnel with a multi-level complex of underground corridors from the days of World War II."
It is possible that the train, fleeing the advancing Red Army, was carrying 300 tons of gold, precious stones and firearms. One death has been attributed to this new gold rush.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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