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Unsolved Mysteries of World War II: From Anne Frank to the Looted Gold Trains
2025-06-06 16:00:20 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE
We all love mysteries, and World War II provided plenty of them. The sheer scale of the fighting and the scorched earth tactics led to the disappearance of many people. Many advanced technologies were created during that time, but they were also lost to time. The answers to these questions were shared with only those who knew them, and solving these mysteries has engaged many people since the war. Here are some of the most interesting unsolved mysteries from World War II.
Who discovered Anne Frank's location?
Anne Frank was one of millions of victims of the Holocaust. But the young girl became famous after her death, after her diary was published, detailing her life and experiences hiding from the Nazis. The diary has made her one of history's most recognizable figures.
As a result, every moment of her life has been studied in depth. But one question still remains: who discovered her and her family's whereabouts? A number of different theories have been put forward, supposedly answering the question, but no solid evidence has been offered so far.
Strange objects in the sky
Unidentified flying objects are very popular with those interested in mysteries. And during World War II, many strange aerial images were reported. Strange objects were seen in the sky many times by pilots during that war.
These objects came in different sizes, shapes, and colors, and even behaved differently from human-built aircraft. At first, military officials believed that these sightings were the result of physical fatigue of the pilots or atmospheric phenomena.
But after persistent reports, an official investigation was launched to understand what they were.
There were fears that these objects were secret enemy technology, but their seemingly friendly nature made this explanation impossible. Investigations failed to provide any answers, and the mystery of these objects remains unsolved to this day.
Hitler's Globe
It's well known that Adolf Hitler liked big things. Just look at the tanks he ordered built during the war years. However, none of them are surrounded by as much mystery as the Nazi leader's giant globe. This globe was built especially for Hitler by a Berlin-based company in the 1930s.
That giant sphere remained in Hitler's office for most of his life, and became a symbol of Hitler's despotic ambitions. But after the war, the globe's whereabouts remained a mystery. Several similar globes were built at the same time, while others went up for sale over the decades, but none of them has been confirmed as Hitler's globe.
It may have been destroyed in the chaos of the final days of World War II, or stolen by a soldier who kept it hidden. Historian Wolfram Pobanz claims that Hitler was not a fan of the globe, nor was he ever seen in a photo with it.
List of names in the Auschwitz death camp
In 2009, a historian discovered a list of 17 names at the Auschwitz concentration camp while carrying out routine maintenance work on the facility. All the names were British and were written on a piece of white celluloid.
Eight of the names have a mark of their own, so the list was probably used to verify something, but everything else remains a mystery. In addition to the names, the list also contains a series of numbers and some common German words with their English translations, such as "since then," "never," and "now." Some explanations suggest that the names were a list of British spies, or even a list of British troops who deserted the Nazis.
The train with the gold looted by the Nazis
This train remains one of the greatest mysteries of World War II. While the exact story may vary depending on the version told, many people believe that when they realized they were losing the war, the Nazis loaded a train full of gold, artwork, and other valuables that had been looted from occupied countries.
It is said that this train probably ended up in a locked tunnel, but it has never been found. If true, then the cargo on board this train could be worth a lot of money. Although this story has essentially become an urban legend, it has been taken seriously by many authorities since 1945.
The Polish military searched for the train after the war, but without success. No evidence has been found to suggest that the train ever existed. But a few years ago, the search was resumed by two Poles, who claimed to have received a deathbed confession about the train's location. However, again no train loaded with gold was found.
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