Treasure hunters begin dig for looted Nazi gold

It’s worth noting that the historical existence of Project Riese has never been proven, while even the most top-secret Nazi projects have some documentation.

Results from the dig, which will be filmed and streamed online, are expected within two days.

Polish lawmakers and politicians have reacted angrily to the use of the term “Polish death camps”, as they say it implies a Polish responsibility for the atrocities that caused the death of millions.

Two explorers claimed previous year to have located the elusive train.

The pair began the treasure hunt on Tuesday with a team of researchers and volunteers, despite warnings that it could be a pointless mission.

Poland’s right-wing government on Tuesday says it will seek fines or jail terms of up to three years against anyone who refers to Nazi German death camps as Polish. “There is no train”, said Prof.

A study by the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow found no such evidence, but concluded there may be a tunnel at the site. Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering process or whatever aspect of the news universe you find interesting or important.

Should the explorers turn out to be correct, the World Jewish Congress has reminded the Polish authorities that any valuables belonging to Jewish people killed in the Holocaust must be returned to their rightful owners or their heirs.

At the time of the claimed disappearance, the area belonged to Germany. He said the man told him the train disappeared before ever making it to Waldenburg (now Walbrzych) some 65 kilometres (45 miles) to the west.

He thinks it is impossible that a secret railway tunnel could have been built into the hill near railroad tracks in frequent use.

Moreover, historians are anxious that Poland’s ruling PiS party might attempt to make it more hard to discuss the responsibility at least some Poles had in Nazi crimes. Slowikowski, a retired miner who searched for the train in 2001, believes the Nazis blew up the entrance to the train’s tunnel.