We're about to find some cool Nazi shit in Poland

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several friends: Apr 7, 2015

Washinton Post did a decent write up but I'm going to bold only the juicy bits

Washington Post posted:

LONDON � When two men claimed to have found a mysterious train filled with Nazi gold last fall in Poland, it all seemed too spectacular to be true. Skepticism of the alleged finding quickly overtook the initial enthusiasm.

This week, we may finally find out whether the Nazi train has indeed been found.

One year after claiming to have traced it, a team of 35 researchers that includes Piotr Koper and Andreas Richter will start digging for it Tuesday morning. A report they worked on found that soil anomalies could hint at the train's existence, but another study � by the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland � found no evidence for that. The latter study, though, concluded that a tunnel may be at the location where Koper and Richter will now put their theory to the test.

"The train is not a needle in the haystack � if there is one, we will find it," Andrzej Gaik, a spokesman for the search committee, told the news agency Agence France-Presse. The committee consists of volunteers rather than Polish officials, who refrained from participating in the search efforts.

Gaik remains hopeful: "If we find a tunnel, then that is also a success. Maybe the train is hidden inside that tunnel." The privately funded effort will be streamed live online and could be over within two days. Using special equipment, the search team is planning to drill three holes into the ground.

The story of a Nazi-era train with valuable art, gems and gold that disappeared at the end of World War II in 1945 has circulated for decades. It is thought to have been last seen near the city of Wroclaw, which is today part of Poland, and researchers and hunters have been unable to find the tunnel complex in which it is thought to be hidden.

Speaking to WorldViews on Monday, research committee member Christel Focken acknowledged that it was uncertain whether the team would find any gold. "Our geo-radar images show that there is a train with vehicles on it," Focken said, suggesting that the vehicles could be tanks.

The tunnel system carried the name "Giant" ("Riese"), which indicates the dimensions of the underground network. The Riese tunnel network was also supposed to house a bunker for Adolf Hitler, but there are varying accounts of whether construction was ever finished. The Hitler bunker was never found, but Focken and her colleagues hope that the tunnel might lead to it.

The Polish news site Wiadomosci Walbrzyskie reported last year that up to 300 tons of gold could be hidden on the long-lost train, if it exists.

Although such claims may turn out to be incorrect, some of the history of Nazi gold is well documented. Using jewelry from Jews and other prisoners who had been sent to concentration camps, the Nazis melted the metal into ingots. When Allied forces advanced at the end of World War II, the Nazis transported that gold back to Germany amid fears that it might fall into Soviet hands. Experts say that not all of it has been found.

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I'm a newcomer to the subject but it seems like archaeologists have been busting balls over the very existence of a tunnel structure or train for decades and it's about time somebody stepped up.

the black husserl posted:

Shoulda linked the loving amazing New Yorker article on this in the OP. This poo poo is as close as you're gonna get to Indiana Jones IRL. A gigantic underground Nazi base with a mysterious purpose, sought out by what are basically the dudes from Stalker, who also believe a secret Nazi organization still exists to protect the secrets...

Read a bit but this is certainly worth your time if you're a junkie for stranger than fiction stories told good

Streaming
~~I can't find stream links but this guy's twitter seems good~~That guy is involved with the dig but apparently RT will be holding a stream from their on-air service

Some amateur drone footage of the surrounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6MdNYTpOk

The place where we find the gold

Poland for anybody who doesn't play Paradox games like I do

We're going to bust into an old Nazi train and find tons of gold and trinkets, probably nothing supernatural but who knows. Apparently the story of the gold train has existed as folklore for a long time in this area of Poland and I truly believe top secret poo poo is hidden in a journal in a safe in a carriage next to a Nazi skeleton with the swastika all ripped up and dirty maybe, the discovery of a lifetime is happening for certain in the next few days. Don't even try and stop this hype train is all I'm saying

several friends fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Aug 16, 2016

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:23

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 10:54

several friends: Apr 7, 2015

#goldtrain

I wonder what Hitler's bong looked like?

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:34

penus penus penus: Nov 9, 2014; by piss__donald

i clicked that guys twitter and was thoroughly confused OP dunno what to tell ya

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:35

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

he used blunts obviously he is OG

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:36

several friends: Apr 7, 2015

THE DOG HOUSE posted:

i clicked that guys twitter and was thoroughly confused OP dunno what to tell ya

#goldtrain

follow the money

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:40

paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

theyre going to give it all to israel if they find it
this is not an antisemitic thing to say because its true

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:54

Whooping Crabs: Apr 13, 2010; Sorry for the derail but I fuckin love me some racoons

There's no gold train, sorry.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 21:58

ClamdestineBoyster: Aug 15, 2015; Can't post for 10 years!

I... I'm having an existential crisis, I love trains but hitler is bad. :hitler:

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:02

Skeleton Ape: Dec 21, 2008

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:05

Animal-Mother: Feb 14, 2012; RABBIT RABBIT
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Is this the same Nazi gold train buried in Poland that they found a couple years ago?

Or is this a different Nazi gold train buried in Poland?

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:08

a shiny rock: Nov 13, 2009

why would the dumbfuck nazis bury it in the first place. did they mark it with an x at least

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:12

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Animal-Mother posted:

Is this the same Nazi gold train buried in Poland that they found a couple years ago?

Or is this a different Nazi gold train buried in Poland?

we will never know

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:13

several friends: Apr 7, 2015

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/could-nazi-gold-train-loaded-6455198#ICID=sharebar_twitter

quote:

Could Nazi 'gold' train be loaded with chemical weapons? Shocking new theory as hunt continues

Rather than being filled with gold and gems from the Second World War, a lecturer at a military university in Warsaw claims the train's cargo could be lethal

the goldtrain prospectors are goblins which adds some more coolness to this Nazi mystery

e: nm this article I was too stupid to actually read the date but drat these Nazi train stories blend together

several friends fucked around with this message at 22:23 on Aug 15, 2016

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:18

Haier: Aug 10, 2007; by Lowtax

This sounds fun, but hopefully those decades of soggy tunnel humidity didn't warp all the cool stuff.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:19

the black husserl: Feb 25, 2005

Shoulda linked the loving amazing New Yorker article on this in the OP. This poo poo is as close as you're gonna get to Indiana Jones IRL. A gigantic underground Nazi base with a mysterious purpose, sought out by what are basically the dudes from Stalker, who also believe a secret Nazi organization still exists to protect the secrets...

quote:

Jurek�s biggest concern, and Boczek�s, was being followed. Both worried that they were being watched by a gang of clandestine agents known as �the guards.� Other treasure hunters voiced similar concerns. Piotr Koper, the man who claimed to have found the train at the 65th Kilometre, said that he feared for the safety of his family.

There is an extensive mythology around the guards. By most accounts, they are a global network of former Nazis, similar to the legendary ODESSA unit. ODESSA was allegedly founded at the end of the war in order to help former S.S. members avoid capture and escape to countries like Argentina and Brazil. Historians doubt whether ODESSA units ever existed. Boczek conceded that most of the original guards were likely dead, but he suspects that their secrets have been passed along to subsequent generations, who have been charged with watching over the old homeland and its buried treasures.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:20

a shiny rock: Nov 13, 2009

big shags posted:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/could-nazi-gold-train-loaded-6455198#ICID=sharebar_twitter

its gonna own if they stick the shovel in the ground and then :gas:

comes out and theyre all choking on live stream and then the camera turns sideways and goes to the ground cause the camera guy breathed it too and then everyones all passed out and it keeps streaming anyway cause he cant hit the button

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:21

Beefeater: May 17, 2003; I'm hungry.; Hair Elf

Maybe they'll find the Amber room in there.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:23

Fuck da Mods: Jun 27, 2013; fina get poz'd?

they should destroy the gold it has bad vibes

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:27

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# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:29

The Croc: Dec 19, 2004; A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird!

OH YEAH!

gently caress da Mods posted:

they should ~~destroy~~ EAT the gold it has bad vibes

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:36

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Israel is demanding any gold be turned over to them

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:38

Hackers film 1995: Nov 4, 2009; Hack the planet!

big shags posted:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/could-nazi-gold-train-loaded-6455198#ICID=sharebar_twitter

the goldtrain prospectors are goblins which adds some more coolness to this Nazi mystery

e: nm this article I was too stupid to actually read the date but drat these Nazi train stories blend together

thank god the ghost of rob ford is back to help

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:40

dookifex_maximus: Aug 10, 2016; by zen death robot

i wonder when rome is gonna get its statues back, whenever I look up the bust of a latin senator it's always at the berlin glyphthotek

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:41

dookifex_maximus: Aug 10, 2016; by zen death robot

or at least give rome all the busts of ancient german figures, drat

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:42

That Robot: Sep 16, 2004; ask me anything about robots; Buglord

they're either going to find jack poo poo or something cool

/obligatory "I did nazi them coming" :smuggo:

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:44

no mom very hungry: Oct 5, 2004; You are getting sleepy...

Why is it always Nazis! :argh:

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# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:52

The Protagonist: Jun 29, 2009; The average is 5.5? I thought it was 4. This is very unsettling.

Industrious tribe them nazis

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:54

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Moridin920 posted:

Israel is demanding any gold be turned over to them

Source?

quote:

"Our geo-radar images show that there is a train with vehicles on it," Focken said, suggesting that the vehicles could be tanks.

If they find some mint condition German tanks, they're almost worth their weight in gold to private collectors.

Haier posted:

This sounds fun, but hopefully those decades of soggy tunnel humidity didn't warp all the cool stuff.

The Nazis were pretty good at hiding their poo poo in locations where it would be protected from the elements. Salt mines were really popular, but if they picked a rise in the tunnel, and it's sealed up well, it could possibly have really good characteristics for preserving stuff. I'm always amazed how well preserved stuff is in bogs. Don't know how many tanks they've pulled from swamps in Russia and Poland that all they needed to do was hose them out, change the fluids, and they started up.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:54

dookifex_maximus: Aug 10, 2016; by zen death robot

actually now i'm wondering what would happen if you introduced a bunch of oxygen to a bog, like get a series of tubes with punctures along the side and an air compressor and really aerate that goop up

# ? Aug 15, 2016 22:58

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dookifex_maximus posted:

actually now i'm wondering what would happen if you introduced a bunch of oxygen to a bog, like get a series of tubes with punctures along the side and an air compressor and really aerate that goop up

Something that smells like a Magic the Gathering Convention?

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:04

several friends: Apr 7, 2015

the black husserl posted:

Shoulda linked the loving amazing New Yorker article on this in the OP. This poo poo is as close as you're gonna get to Indiana Jones IRL. A gigantic underground Nazi base with a mysterious purpose, sought out by what are basically the dudes from Stalker, who also believe a secret Nazi organization still exists to protect the secrets...

updated, this is dope.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:05

John Denver Hoxha: May 31, 2014; What a persistent nightmare!
....but enough about my posts

gently caress da Mods posted:

they should destroy the gold it has bad vibes

they should give it to me for disposal

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:07

Microwaves Mom: Nov 8, 2015; by zen death robot

So if they find it do they keep the gold? Or do the jews steal it?

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:18

dad gay. so what: Feb 18, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

Microwaves Mom posted:

So if they find it do they keep the gold? Or do the jews steal it?

r/c/p dumbshit fuckface

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:23

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Blistex posted:

Source?

just a joke but it seems plausible doesn't it?

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:24

a shiny rock: Nov 13, 2009

i will make the jew joke next

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:34

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The Polish/Russian mob is gonna be all over that poo poo. Or the government just might confiscate it immediately.

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:34

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Moridin920 posted:

just a joke but it seems plausible doesn't it?

I'm picturing the last scene from Schindler's list where Oscar is lamenting how he could have saved more people, but in reverse.

"A bar of gold, I could have bulldozed 300 Palestinian homes with a bar of gold. . . a missing Monet! I could have JDAM'ed a school in the Golan Heights with the money from that painting!"

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:44

Merlot Brougham: Dec 16, 2004; The White Darryl Strawberry; Salad Prong

Hopefully nobody shatters their wrists digging for that sweet, sweet Nazi gold. I thought we were right in the middle of finals for accelerated summer courses. Anyway, heres to treasure.

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Borneo Jimmy: Feb 27, 2007; by Smythe

I think everybody knows Poland is full of neo-nazis

# ? Aug 15, 2016 23:57

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