The bodies, possibly of the family, were found buried near the residence of a high-ranking Nazi dignitary, at the heart of a giant military complex located in Poland, where Hitler lived for several years from 1940. In addition to being surprised to find them there, archaeologists also noticed that they were missing hands and feet.
Skeletons of five people, without arms and legs. This is the gruesome discovery made by archaeologists near the Nazi military base in Gierloz, in northeastern Poland. According to a press release issued on Thursday, May 2, which he relayed CNN, it would be three adults, a teenager and a newborn. A reminder of what Nazi barbarism was capable of.
High Nazi leader, friend of Adolf Hitler
The bodies, lined up next to each other in the same direction, were found underground, within the confines of this former Nazi command center, known as the Wolf’s Den (Wolfsschanze). More precisely, they were discovered outside‘the house occupied by the Nazi commander Hermann Göringone of Nazi leaders the most powerful in World War II and a close friendAdolf Hitler.
Fortress bunker in the heart of the forest
This huge base, one of the largest built by the Nazis in Europe, is miles from any civilization. The word is oa a real bunkered fortress in the heart of the Polish forest. It played the role of the headquarters of the Nazi Eastern Front and was ultra protected. Even Hitler spent a total of almost three years there, between 1941 and 1944, where he was hiding. Faced with progress Soviet Unionit was finally abandoned and destroyed.
Found buried without clothes
But then, how could these bodies have ended up there, hidden in the heart of military facilities? It is not, however, a Concentration camp or extermination. “The uniqueness of this discovery lies in the fact that the bodies were found in the most strictly guarded complex of the Third Reich”, we read in the press release. If it is theories reasons to explain the lack of limbs can be numerous (disappearance due to natural degradation, amputation, etc.), none of which has yet been favored. Burnt wood, pipes and infrastructure were found near them, which pointed to a sewer opening, but no clothes. The next step for scientists will be to more accurately date the bones found, thanks to radiocarbon. That way they’ll have more clues to try to figure out what that group, probably a family, was doing there, near a relative’s residence Fuhrer.
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