The casket was located in the post room of the SS Minden, a Nazi ship which was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean just off Iceland. Fricke hadn’t initially been interested in treasure, but had obtained special permission to dive in the lake to research what kind of life might survive in its oxygenless depths. Dozens of fires are burning out of control throughout Northern California as fire resources are spread thin, Students use their mobile phones as flashlights at an anti-government rally at Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom. Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital. He found 24 wall portraits that were 500 years old hidden behind the plaster walls. Peking Man Fossils. A treasure trove of stolen Nazi art worth billions and believed to be lost forever was discovered behind tins of rotted food in an apartment in Munich. Polish divers have uncovered the wreckage of a German World War Two ship which may help to solve the mystery of the Amber Room - a stolen tsarist Russian chamber that has not been seen since 1945. Read our full mailing list consent terms here. 'All this, put together, stimulates the human imagination’, diver says, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Sunken Nazi Gold and 4 Other Never-Found Treasures From a trove of Fabergé eggs to Nazi-stolen gold dumped in a lake, these supposedly missing stashes have … The finding, estimated to be worth more than 1 million euros (about $1.37 million), has some wondering whether the jewels are part of the legendary Nibelung treasure , Germany's The Local reports. Check out North America's great lost treasures still waiting to be found. 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Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital. 31, no. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Incredible images show the chests in the underwater vessel which could contain the famous Amber Room's gold.. Omnion Cultural fights for the independence of Catalonia, The Moria refugee camp, two days after Greece's biggest migrant camp, was destroyed by fire. "It is practically intact. Spring 1999, vol. AMS had fallen foul of Iceland’s rules when searching for the treasure, which was located 120 miles from the shore. A treasure trove of Nazi artifacts has been discovered near the capital of Argentina. ... were convinced that they were on the trail of a legendary gold treasure train hidden by Nazi troops in a tunnel as the Germans fled the area between Wroclaw and Walbrzych in … A treasure trove of Nazi artifacts has been discovered near the capital of Argentina. Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month, Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. A random background check designed to expose money-launderers travelling to Switzerland has uncovered a treasure … The room, built in 18th century Prussia as a gift to Tsar Peter the Great, was considered an eighth wonder of the world for the amber and gold leaf panels it was adorned with. 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Nazi Treasure Tipline: Viewers who may have a lead on a piece of looted treasure can contact 1-866-994-4287 or wwiiart@monumentfoundation.org . The story of the Nazi Gold Train—the riches-laden ghost car that’s still haunting Poland The haunting tale of the Nazi Gold Train has been passed down in Poland since WWII ended in 1945. Nazi gold stored in Merkers Salt Mine. Soon after, Generals Eisenhower and Patton traveled to the mine and discovered years’ worth of stolen Nazi gold. “Finding the German steamer and the crates with contents as yet unknown resting on the bottom of the Baltic Sea may be significant for the whole story,". The ship and potential treasure was discovered by the Advanced Marine Services (AMS), who are now applying to Iceland’s government for permission to open the chest, The Sun reported. In April 1945, the World War II steamer Karlsruhe sunk to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Dozens of fires are burning out of control throughout Northern California as fire resources are spread thin, Students use their mobile phones as flashlights at an anti-government rally at Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom. It's being called the biggest collection found in the country's history, The Associated Press is reporting. Set in the Austrian Alps is a deep lake that has enthralled the world for decades: Lake Toplitz. They are now claiming the contents belong to the finder and are awaiting a decision from Icelandic officials on the legal owner of the wreckage and the haul. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The huge blaze broke out overnight at the port of Ancona. It's being called the biggest collection found in the country's history, The Associated Press is reporting. British treasure hunters have found a chest which could contain $163m (£125m) worth of Nazi gold. But treasure hunters bosses claim a hidden entrance to a secret bunker where the treasure may be stashed could have been found near the north-eastern Polish town of Wegorzewo. Germany: Nazi treasure found in tunnels 2,000 feet below village On March 22, 1945, the US Army crossed the Rhine River , and drove into the heart of … By Greg Bradsher Late on the evening of March 22, 1945, elements of Lt. Gen. George Patton's Third Army crossed the Rhine, and soon thereafter his whole army crossed the river and drove into the heart of Germany. Now divers from the Baltictech group say they have found the wreckage of the Karlsruhe - with a number of unopened crates still to be explored. 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By Mindy Weisberger June 2, 2020 / 2:27 PM / Livescience.com A diver checks the wreck of a German Second World War ship "Karlsruhe" during a search operation in the Baltic sea in June 2020, Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. Documentation from the time suggests the boat left Koenigsberg in a hurry, with a large cargo and 1,083 people on board. The rusting remains of the German cruiser Karlsruhe were found at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Poland. 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Some of these treasures were recovered by the Allies, but there is still $37 billion worth of treasure missing. Hunting Nazi Treasure is produced by Saloon Media and BriteSpark Films (UK) in association with Corus Entertainment’s HISTORY and More4 (Channel 4). A long-lost treasure may have finally been found. There are claims the cargo ship was used to transport gold from banks in South America to Nazi Germany when it sank in 1939. AS Nazi Germany began to fall in 1945 its leaders set about hiding the treasures they looted for the previous six years. Reconstruction of Peking Man's skull, by Franz Weidenreich. Newly discovered Nazi shipwreck may solve hidden treasure mystery 'All this, put together, stimulates the human imagination’, diver says In an Instagram post he said he could now breathe independently following his suspected poisoning last month, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida celebrate after Suga was elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo, A man stands behind a burning barricade during the fifth straight day of protests against police brutality in Bogota, Police officers block and detain protesters during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus. Photos are all courtesy Hunting Nazi Treasure. But the mystery won’t be solved just yet, as winter has already arrived and the research of the Karlsruhe’s wreck will be put on hold until April next year. Generals Eisenhower and Patton inside the Merker’s mine. Thailand has seen near-daily protests in recent weeks by students demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Members of the Kayapo tribe block the BR163 highway during a protest outside Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil. Watch this space. Stunned divers have discovered treasure chests on a a sunken Nazi warship, that could hold £250 million of long-lost gold.. British treasure hunters have found a chest which could contain $163m (£125m) worth of Nazi gold. However the chamber was looted by Nazi troops during World War Two - with the panels removed for reassembly. 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Story highlights Some 75 artifacts, including a bust of Hitler, were found in a secret room Abe announced he will resign over health problems, in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership contest in the world's third-largest economy, Residents take cover behind a tree trunk from rubber bullets fired by South African Police Service (SAPS) in Eldorado Park, near Johannesburg, during a protest by community members after a 16-year old boy was reported dead, People scatter rose petals on a statue of Mother Teresa marking her 110th birth anniversary in Ahmedabad, An aerial view shows beach-goers standing on salt formations in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel, Health workers use a fingertip pulse oximeter and check the body temperature of a fisherwoman inside the Dharavi slum during a door-to-door Covid-19 coronavirus screening in Mumbai, People carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to immerse it off the coast of the Arabian sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Firefighters watch as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach a home in Napa County, California, Members of the Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian demonstrator during a rally to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, A man pushes his bicycle through a deserted road after prohibitory orders were imposed by district officials for a week to contain the spread of the Covid-19 in Kathmandu, A car burns while parked at a residence in Vacaville, California. A COLLECTION of Nazi treasure valued at over £500million pounds has been pinpointed in a Bavarian wood. It was around that time that the Karlsruhe steamer set sail in 1945 with a heavy cargo - but what lay aboard the ship has remained a mystery after Soviet warplanes sunk the vessel off the Polish coast. We apologise for any inconvenience caused but are excited to bring you a host of new commenting features very soon. Citizens of Walbrzych, Poland, claimed to have found evidence last year that the generals of the Third Reich had … Pin Me! 4. 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But it cannot be excavated because the treasure hunter who has found it … Start your Independent Premium subscription today. U.S. troops found roughly 7,000 sacks of gold bullion neatly piled in the underground area, measuring approximately 75-feet deep and 150-feet wide. 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