Amber alert: amateur dig may unearth Nazi plunder

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Daily Mail:

Are a team of amateur sleuths about to discover one of Adolf Hitler's greatest lost treasures? Group begin drill-
ing under German city where they say the legendary $380million Amber Room looted from Russians is hidden


⁍ £250m room was looted from palace of Peter the Great by the Nazis in 1941
⁍ Consists of six tonnes of amber resin which took ten years to complete
⁍ Amber packed into 27 crates and shipped to Germany where they vanished
⁍ Its fate has captivated treasure hunters ever since it was first plundered
⁍ Now team of OAPs claim to have proof it is hidden under city of Wuppertal

Well....maybe. Story at the link. And see....

Amber Room (Wikipedia)

A Brief History of the Amber Room (Smithsonian)

Amber Room - the authentic story of a lost artwork (amberroom.com)
 

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