When, after the capitulation of Germany one of the major Nazi officials, Walter Straub, said during interrogation that he knows about the hidden treasures of the Third Reich, he replied mysteriously:
- Look at the bottom of the sea!
To better prepare the American investigator underwent interrogation tomorrow, but until the next day the former Secretary of the Ministry of culture did not live: before dinner, someone had poured poison into the bowl of a talker.

What the Nazis did to the bottom of the ocean?

What kept the "anchor"?

After the Second world war in the Dutch magazine "Spunk" published an article about that on the coast of the North sea by the British found abandoned secret plant for the production of individual parts for production of the newest Nazi submarines.

In addition to the "irons", the British discovered something else, not directly related to the production of submarines. It was thin and very strong steel cables in length from one to three thousand meters (!) and two dozen sealed cylinders. The internal volume of each reached several cubic meters. Opened with the greatest precautions tank was empty. However, their involvement in the steel ropes was obvious. And both were identical locks with which they are joined to each other. Experts have suggested that the cylinders are designed for use on very big depths. However, further in his guesses go, while in the dungeons of the plant were not found tons of cast-iron blocks, equipped with exactly the same locks.

Everything had fallen into place. Cylinders, apparently, was attached to these blocks-anchors holding of steel capacity in the depths of the sea. The rope was attached to the cover of the vehicle and walked up to the surface of the water. What happened then? In this fantasy English and American consultants were exhausted.
Occupying power, no matter how he tried, could not find anyone who somehow was associated with the detected production, and therefore the mystery of multi-ton "anchors", ropes and cylinders for a long time was not disclosed. It has been many versions, but certain sensible answer was not.

The above are interested in the Belgian magazine "Secret history", especially in its portfolio had some information about those mysterious cylinder. Shared them with the editors former German sailor Helmut Phrase. When in 1944 he served on a submarine, he has been involved in quite a strange experiment.

"The needle" in the depths of the sea

It was about testing of the mechanism, the purpose of which was terrible secret. According to the Sentence, it was a great buoy is equipped with a battery of increased capacity and some electronic equipment. The buoy was attached to the anchor so that the surface of the water remained no more than thirty meters. Together with rope and the anchor, he was thrown into the sea in any place, after which (the essence of tests) followed in the shortest possible time to find it.

Using special equipment, which had only a responsible officer of the SS on the submarine. Sailors believed that there is a building of some new mines, so nobody had any unnecessary questions. Only with time Helmut Phrase became clear that obersturmbannfuhrer, who led the experiment was interested not mine. The highlight of the program was a mechanism that allowed to find the proverbial buoy in the depths of the sea. But the oddest thing about this story is that a retired seaman never met mention the strange device.

What it was? Imagine quite simple, but robust design. It consists of a hollow cylinder with walls that can withstand a lot of pressure arising in multi-kilometer depth. From the sea surface strange buoy (including its feature) completely invisible, but if necessary it can quickly find the special equipment. Cylinder buoy binds a long rope, which was already discussed. It was not clear that the Nazis were going to hide in these cylinders at the bottom of the ocean? It was arisen conclusion about values, loot them during the war.

Although not delusional if the idea is to send in a water depth, when and on land plenty of hiding places? However, as time has shown, many fascist caches on the earth or under the earth) were eventually found, but the main treasure of the Third Reich in them was not.

What a surprise!

Meanwhile, the events developed. Recently in the American Journal of leisure" published an article of some of R. Graham "Diamonds from the Tsar of the sea", where he described a meeting with a rich Englishman - Rowena Gilbert. He told a story fell down on his enormous wealth. To some it seems unlikely, but if you remember publications in journals "Spunk" and "Secret history", the story Rowena Gilbert deserves attention.

- One day my English friend Anatol S. introduced me to a man whose fate could become the basis adventure novel, " said the American. - This rich gentleman from Brighton called Rowen Gilbert. Twenty years ago he went to work on the North of the country. Not far from the Scottish city of Aberdeen was built refinery. At him and got Gilbert. Somehow Sunday morning he was walking his dog along the shore of the North sea.

The tide began to rise. Suddenly he noticed an object, beaten by the waves to the rock. Having gone down to the water, Gilbert saw a large metal cylinder, which reaches two meters in length and perhaps a meter and a half in diameter.

Feeling that inside the mysterious findings may be hiding something interesting, Gilbert tried to open the cylinder, but the sturdy metal did not respond. Then intrigued Briton has rented a small truck with winch. He managed to drag his discovery into the truck and take them home. There he took advantage of gas welding and, in the end, cut "thingy". Something opened inside, threw Rowena into shock.

Wealth under the umbrella of the

So many jewels Gilbert did not even see in movies about the treasures of the leaders of Atlantis. The guy he was with brains and after a brief hesitation shared treasures into several pieces, put them in different secure locations. Waited till the end of plant construction and left Scotland, taking with him a little diamonds, the approximate cost of which amounted to 50 thousand pounds sterling.

It was a trifling part found wealth. Living in Wales, after some time, Gilbert brilliantly staged find on the beach under mossy cliff - old chest of jewels. Having passed the treasure state, lucky by law got half its value. Now it was possible to take care about the rest of the treasure. Rowen with the family moved to the USA, where in Newark founded the firm on repair of cars. Of course, only to cover its impressive wealth. In the hands of selected them a friendly assistant the enterprise became very profitable.

Gilbert returned to England for the remaining treasures. By simple manipulation, he cashed part of its diamond reserves and began to transfer more and more funds for company development in Newark. Soon it became a prosperous Corporation. Production (now here not only repaired, but also build cars) grew in his eyes. After some time Gilbert becomes the super-rich man. Nevertheless, the major part of diamonds until demand them, rests in a safe hiding places in England. It reserves for a rainy day, says the multimillionaire. Something for their conscience ' sake? - he gives to charity.

Made by Gilbert description mysterious cylinder identical to those that leads magazine "Spunk". Now you can quite specifically to imagine how the Nazis hid the loot them during the war of good. The jewels were sealed in an airtight cylinder to him with one hand was attached to a heavy load, and on the other - a strong steel cable. After flooding the upper end of it was kept afloat (30 metres from the sea surface) buoy. According to Helmut Phrase, he was equipped with transmission of sonar device, powered from the so-called "eternal batteries", the principle of which is based on using temperature differences between surface and bottom water layers. When that was necessary, you can quickly find a hiding place in the ocean.