Nazi treasure map ‘revealing location to looted WW2 jewel haul’ is RELEASED to the public after 78 years
A NAZI treasure map which could reveal the secret location of a World War Two jewel haul has been released to the public after 78 years.
The map is rumoured to lead to buried Nazi loot worth millions of pounds stolen from a bank by Hitler's soldiers.
The document is among hundreds of secret papers being made available to the public for the first time.
The papers have been released in the Netherlands - with "clues to a never-found treasure".
It's believed watches, diamonds, and other valuable items of jewellery were stolen after Hitler's men raided a bank in the city of Arnhem.
And the map is thought to show the exact spot where the Nazi haul has been hidden in the Betuwe region of Gelderland, reports.
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The map suggests the treasure is buried somewhere between the Dutch villages of Ommeren and Linden.
Annet Waalkens, of the National Archives, told a Dutch broadcaster: "During the defense of Arnhem, there was an explosion at a branch of the Rotterdamsche Bank on the Velperweg.
"German soldiers put loot in their coats at the scene."
It's rumoured that the loot was hidden in ammunition boxes - which were then buried in Ommeren.
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Several efforts were made to find the treasure - but it was reportedly never uncovered.
The Netherlands even reportedly brought a Nazi officer back to the country to try to find it - but it wasn't successful.
It's thought the stolen jewellery might have already been found by treasure seekers - and never announced to the public.
It comes months after treasure hunters digging for Nazi gold worth £200million claimed they discovered a four ton haul under a secret SS brothel.
The gold is said to be buried in a metal canister 10ft below the surface at an 18th century palace close to Wroclaw in German-occupied Poland.
The dig began in May last year at the Minkowskie palace which was used by the murderous SS as a brothel during World War II.
The gold diggers say they found the canister using ground-scanning radar after pinpointing the location with the help of an old SS diary, .
Measuring between about 4ft and 5ft long and 20 inches in diameter, the hoard was uncovered below the palace conservatory.
The treasure is believed to have been stolen on the orders of SS boss Heinrich Himmler towards the end of World War Two to set up a Fourth Reich.
The Nazi treasure map and other docs are among more than 1,000 items being made publicly available by the National Archives in The Hague for the first time.
The content of the documents range from World War Two, abuse in concentration camps, and minutes from Cabinet minister meetings.
"The archive contains harrowing stories of torture, humiliation and revenge against this group of 'illicit Dutch people'," the National Archives said.
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"Leg irons used to chain detainees together, sometimes for weeks, are tangible evidence of the often inhumane conditions in these post-War camps."
They added: "There are files about the resistance against the Japanese occupation, about conscientious objectors and deserters, and a conspiracy against Captain Westerling."