Also, we are truncating the DM's headline as it calls the amber "Hitler's Lost Treasure..." He had no ownership interest, the amber, if there, belongs to Russia.
From the Daily Mail, June 11:
Treasure hunters discover entrance hidden beneath a tree in Poland that they believe leads to bunker where £250million Amber Room is stashed
- The Amber Room built for Russian tsar Peter the Great in the 1700s was looted by the Nazis and its contents mysteriously vanished at the end of World War II
- Treasure hunters have now found an underground tunnel covered by a hatch
- Experts say the hatch has almost certainly not been opened since the war
- It could lead them to the amber, gold and precious jewels stolen by the Nazis
The search for one of WWII's greatest missing treasures – an Amber Room worth £250million – could soon be over as treasure hunters say it may be inside a secret tunnel they've found in northeast Poland.The room, built for Russian tsar Peter the Great in the 1700s and packed with amber, gold and precious jewels, was looted by the Nazis in 1941 and its contents mysteriously disappeared at the end of World War II.For decades, hunters have scoured Europe searching for the missing treasure without success.But now, bosses at the Mamerki Bunker museum near the town of Wegorzewo say it could be hidden in a secret tunnel after finding a hidden entrance using geo-radar....MUCH MORE
