Nazi Gold Train

**Nazi Gold Train** is the 27th episode in Season 2 of Expedition Unknown.

## Plot Synopsis

Gates exposes Nazi secrets as he searches for the lost fortune of war criminal Adolf Hitler. The Nazis built networks of hidden tunnels and bunkers. Today, archaeologists are using modern technology to recover the treasure and excavate the underground legacy of the Third Reich. On his journey, Gates joins them, first finding answers in Germany, identifying gold in a Nazi train hidden inside a mountain in Poland. Then, in Austria, he explores Lake Fuschl for hidden relics.

## Historical Context

"It's been nearly three-quarters of a century since the end of World War II, but one battle is still being waged. It's the fight to find and return countless treasures stolen by the Nazis. As Hitler's forces plunder their way through Europe, they loot a fortune in gold, art, and relics to fund their war machine. They also build extensive networks of hidden tunnels and bunkers, many of which have never been found."

~ Josh Gates

## Summary

Josh goes to Munich, Germany and attends Oktoberfest. The next day, he meets in Kongisplatz Square with journalist Konrad Kramar and they discuss Nazi stolen art, tunnel systems, a hidden gold train, and the Nazi's plans to create an atomic bomb. Josh heads to Walbrzych, Poland where he meets journalist, Joanna Lamparska at the Totenburg Mausoleum. Joanna discusses the Nazi's Project Riese and how a Nazi train - possibly the gold train - disappeared on the edge of Walbrzych between kilometre markers 61 and 65.

Josh goes to meet Darek Tomalkiewicz and Olek Koper, treasure hunters at a site near marker 65. Two other treasure hunters imaged a large reading there which may be the train. However, nobody is allowed to dig before it is safe to do so. Darek, Olek, and Josh head to a *sowka* farther along the tracks and use a camera to see down a hole and into a tunnel. From there, they go to a mining shaft and into a tunnel system to try and find a way up into an upper level of tunnels but they can't find a way in.

The next day, Josh drives from Munich to Lake Fuschl, Austria where Nazi treasures were hidden by the Von Ribbentrop family at the end of World War II. He meets Wolfgang Falch, a search and salvage expert, and they out onto the lake to scan it for the first time. Near the Von Ribbentrop castle, they find an old boat and a champagne bottle, part of the Von Ribbentrop legend.

## Notes & Trivia

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## Quotes

* "With an evening to kill and a lot of brain cells ready to go with it."
* "It's drunken Christmas!"
* "Can I borrow your lederhosen?"
* "FYI - the going rate for a German guy to switch pants with you is 20 euros and a beer."
* "This is like a Dharma Initiative beer cooler from Lost."
* "This is my first time using a gas-powered black and white video camera in a cooler. The monitor is so old I wouldn't be surprised if The Honeymooners popped up on the screen."
* "It was literally, like clear skies when I went inside there and now I'm in Santa's workshop. I mean he didn't have a Howitzer but you know close enough."
* "We walk forward very carefully through the middle-safe tunnel, which feels middle crazy to me."

## References

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