Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Nazi treasure train found?
I read the BBC articles from last year. It appears the sources of information are not that reliable in my opinion. The tunnels near the castle in Breslau were never actually completed. The other train "found" appears to only have evidence of defensive guns. Interesting the Polish government allegedly did its own investigation in the 90's. Right after the Cold War ended. Maybe they were afraid the Soviets were going to intervene or claim the loot as reparations.
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:11 am Post subject: Re: Nazi treasure train found?
Interesting article I found off wiki
Portugal
During the war, Portugal, with neutral status, was one of the centres of tungsten production and sold to both Allied and Axis powers. Tungsten is a critical metal for armaments, especially for armour-piercing bullets and shells. Much of the Axis tungsten was purchased with Nazi gold bullion, which was looted from the countries they had invaded as well as their dead victims. It is estimated that nearly 100 tons of Nazi gold were laundered through Swiss banks, with only four tons being returned at the end of the war.[18]
During the war, Portugal was the second largest recipient of Nazi gold, after Switzerland; this came through the sale of tungsten, with the German armaments industry nearly entirely dependent on the supplies from Portugal.[19] Initially the Nazi trade with Portugal was in hard currency, but in 1941 the central Bank of Portugal established that much of this was counterfeit and Portuguese leader António de Oliveira Salazar demanded all further payments in gold.[20] Presumably the counterfeit currency were the infamous banknotes produced by Sachsenhausen concentration camp victims in Operation Bernhard.
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:30 am Post subject: Re: Nazi treasure train found?
So what happened to the remaining 96 tons of Gold loot? Only 4 tons were returned, sounds suspicious. Assuming that the Gold was melted down and sold many decades ago. But there has got to be several tons at least remaining out there hiding.
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:31 am Post subject: Re: Nazi treasure train found?
hi all
there was shown on the bbc the other night an intresting documentry about this subject presented by the historian Dan Snow.
you can find it on youtube,well worth a watch
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