Dozens of people search the Netherlands for Nazi treasure after map discovery

Dozens of people searched this weekend for the alleged treasure buried by Nazi German soldiers in the Dutch town of Ommeren, after the National Archives of the Netherlands revealed a map that apparently indicates the place where four boxes full of jewels are buried. and coins.

The municipality of Buren, in the center of the Netherlands, will study this Monday the need for additional measures in Ommeren, after many people have dedicated Saturday and Sunday to try their luck, in search of the supposed treasure of the Second World War, although – as has already happened with investigations by the Dutch State itself – have not been successful.

According to a municipal spokesman, treasure hunters have been digging on private property, although police have issued no fines, only warnings to leave the area. The owner of a private land located a man up to his chest in a hole that he had dug himself in search of the treasure, according to local press.

This Dutch municipality has prohibited citizens from using or carrying metal detectors or any other device to detect metal objects in some towns, due to the presence of unexploded World War II bombs and land mines.

Treasure hunters decided to flock to Ommeren with shovels and metal detectors after the Dutch National Archives last week revealed a map apparently showing where the Nazis buried millions of euros worth of stolen jewellery, watches, gold and diamonds. to a bank in the Dutch city of Arnhem.

The document contains clues about the supposed location of the treasure – four ammunition boxes full of watches, jewels, gold and precious stones – and indicates that the objects would be buried somewhere in Ommeren, according to the testimony of a German soldier in 1947, who He assured that he saw how three of his companions buried those boxes.

This valuable loot was stolen by German soldiers from a branch of the Robaver bank (1911-1947) in Arnhem in August 1944, after the building was hit by a direct hit: they first hid the valuables in their coats and then filled chests with those items before burying them, according to the documents.

Given the enormous value of these objects (several million euros, according to the National Archive), the Dutch State itself has tried several times to locate them, but to no avail.

The treasure map comes from the archives of the Netherlands Institute of Management, which was dedicated to searching for German assets on Dutch soil after World War II.

One of the official theories is that this treasure was unearthed a few days later by the same soldiers, because Ommeren was still an area affected by the war, and for this reason no one has been able to locate it in all these decades.

Source: EFE