Nazi gold train: Russia could claim treasures found inside buried carriages in Poland

[Ian Smith son]

Nazi gold train: Russia could claim treasures found inside buried carriages in Poland

A lawyer has said that any treasures found within may go to the Kremlin as compensation for the ravages of the Second World War.

The mysterious contents of the Nazi ghost train found underground in Poland could be claimed by Russia, according to reports.

A lawyer has said that any treasures found within may go to the Kremlin as compensation for the ravages of the Second World War.

"Representatives of Russia should undoubtedly be involved in determining the value of the items discovered if the train is located," lawyer Mikhail Joffe told Sputnik.

"In this case, Poland is obliged to engage international experts to clarify what is in the cargo.

"If the property has been taken from territory, including USSR, then the cargo, in accordance with international law, must be passed to the Russian side."

However, Piotr Zuchowski, a vice minister for conservation, told Poland's Radio Jedynka: ""The analysis we have conducted with our lawyers quite clearly states that if the train is found it will be owned by the State Treasury."

Nazi gold train: Russia could claim treasures found inside buried carriages in Poland - Mirror Online

[Ian Smith son]

Is this really proof that the Nazi gold train exists? Two men who sparked global frenzy release radar image in bid to silence doubters

Piotr Koper and Andreas Liechter have appeared on television in Poland

The men, from Walbrzych and Germany, say they have concrete evidence

They have also claimed the train - said to be filled with gold - is not mined

Comes as expert Tadeusz Slowikowski puts his own maps into safekeeping amid fears greedy treasure hunters might try to steal them

The two men who claim to have discovered a Nazi gold train hidden in the Polish countryside have broken cover for the first time, releasing a radar image in a bid to silence their doubters.

Piotr Koper, from Walbrzych, Poland, and Andreas Liechter, from Germany, created a storm when they said they had found a locomotive which has been hidden for more than 70 years.

The revelation, just over two weeks ago, sent treasure hunters into a frenzy, with people travelling from across the world to the town in southern Poland see if they could find the legendary train for themselves.

Read more: Nazi gold train ISN?T in a tunnel, say Piotr Koper and Andreas Liechter | Daily Mail Online

[SA Mann]

This is beginning to sound a lot like the U boats laden with gold stories.

[Crowe]

I'd rather it go to the Russians than to the Holohoax Corporation LLC.