X does not mark the Nazi treasure spot at Ommeren

Dozens of people have been trying their luck over the weekend searching for Nazi treasure that may lie buried at Ommeren, according to a recently published map. Police had to warn off treasure hunters busy exploring probable locations, including on private land, but did not issue any fines. Treasure hunters got their shovels and metal detectors out when the Dutch national archives declassified a map showing the spot where, according to the testimony of a German soldier in 1947, three of his fellow soldiers buried four boxes containing valuable jewellery and coins from a bomb-hit safe at a bank in Arnhem. The efforts of this weekend’s digs – one private land owner found a man up to his chest in a hole – also went unrewarded.