The Most Mind-Blowing Discovery of WW2

On March 22, 1945, General Patton's Third Army charged through the Rhine, making a beeline for the heart of Germany. They swept northeast, breaking through the Soviet Zone, eyes set on Gotha. But fate had other plans, diverting them unexpectedly to Merkers.

A few weeks later, the 358th Infantry Regiment's Third Battalion seized the village, unknowingly stumbling upon a revelation. Whispers circulated about hidden Reichsbank gold in the Kaiseroda potassium mine.

On April 5, rumors from displaced Germans reached the intelligence units. The race was on as troops ventured into the mine's depths. Behind a closed vault lay what possibly was the most splendid treasure ever amassed. The war was coming to an end, but the dark truth about the riches hidden in the deep mine were just coming out into the light…
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[edwardloomis]

The work by U.S. Army Signal Corps to capture film records of these events is (1) priceless, and (2) probably unprecedented. How many times have towns, cities and even countries been sacked with no record kept? Abuses happened, but this is a singular example of accountability.

[showxating]

My grandfather was in that crowd somewhere. He started serving under Patton in Africa. Went from there to eventually walking into Germany.

[sargeinamerica]

I was stationed in Germany in 1990-1996 and went to the camps, they had pictures of the shoes in train cars and in a massive warehouse that was the most horrible thing I have ever seen. That was before you went into the camp. After that I have no words to describe how evil these people were.
Unfortunately we are seeing history repeating again and it’s very similar to what was done in 1935.

[Zolrender]

That treasure (minus the artwork) was $8.7 billion USD today.

[karenroot]

Well well well! Every story I’ve ever heard on all this gold states never was found. But we the USA I think have all those wedding rings. That photo/video was chilling. It must have been hard to try and reunite said artwork etc.. to the rightful owners. Which I believe is still going on. Great video Doc

[OMEGATECH]

"I have orders. This bank isn't to fall into the hands of the American army." "Sergeant, this bank's not gonna fall into the hands of the American army. It's gonna fall in our hands."

[akkseljohansson]

So, the gold was never in a Sub. Finally released information. Thank you. I don’t need to dive down to the subs any more.

[ggourmetmeals]

gold teeth, watches and signets... obviously the teeth are number 1, but watches and signets.. these carry so much emotion and are so .. personal objects ... it hurts...

[robertsears]

This video reminds me of the movie Kelly's Heroes

[alanmoffat]

SO HOW MUCH WENT MISSING 🤔 WE WONDER.😮😢

[moodberry]

Bravo for the moral fortitude to do the right thing with those treasures.

[rafke]

Power starts with ideology, but it always ends with greed. ALWAYS

[DeeplyStill]

I posted a reply to a post that I feel needs to be echoed. Some may read the responses and feel the only people fighting were Americans. It took the USA some time to join the war, and the British, French, and others were already fighting a desperate conflict. When D Day came, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and many others were there. Relatives of mine (British) are buried in Cemeteries in distant places too. They fought and died side by side, this wasn’t just an American fight

[DSWL_]

there is no lost gold train but it's fun to fantasize about. waiting in a forgotten tunnel somewhere that doesn't exist

[BRSBRS-uyvv]

Could you please turn down the background music. It’s far too loud and distracting.

[deltabravo]

The Bank of England kept the treasure for only 50 years. Meanwhile, they doubled it's value five times or more and kept the interest, no doubt.

[douglashall]

This is probably the part of the movie The Monuments Men that we didn't get to see. I like to watch movies that are based on true story

[matthewjay]

🎵🎶All the burning bridges that have fallen after me
All the lonely feelings and the burning memories
Everyone I left behind each time I closed the door
Burning bridges lost forevermore

[ibeetellingya]

My grandparents' gold could be in there. Here's the craziest part: a large amount of the gold Germans stole is by now in the teeth fillings of other people, both living and dead, in electronics, jewelry, and other objects around the world. It could have come from the purchases and plunder of thousands of people and places across thousands of years. If gold could talk, the stories...

[Ronin]

This was touched on in the 2014 George Clooney film, “The Monuments Men.”.