The First World War, unleashed by Germany and leading to the death of the Russian Empire, contains a lot of secrets and mysteries. Among them, not the last place is occupied by the story that happened with the loss of the army treasury of General Samsonov at the very beginning of the war. Until now, this treasury, hidden in the territory of East Prussia when our troops left the encirclement, has not been found and attracts many treasure seekers.
In early August 1914, responding to the call of the Allies, Russia declared war on Germany and sent the Second Army under the command of General Samsonov to East Prussia. Initially, luck favored the Russians, and they successfully advanced, defeating the enemy. But soon Fortune turned her back on them; Breaking away very strongly from their rear, experiencing problems with food and ammunition, the Samsonians were surrounded. They had to fight their way to their own people with fierce battles, suffering colossal losses.
With the soldiers and officers breaking out of the encirclement was the treasury of the Second Army, the size of which at that time was impressive and amounted to about three thousand gold rubles. The Russians left the encirclement without her. Most likely, realizing that the treasury would be a burden for the encircled army, the Samsonites decided to bury it near the town of Welbark in East Prussia.
Two years later, in 1916, the search for the lost money began, which continued after the Second World War. But they either ended unsuccessfully, or the search engines ended up with only a few gold coins, and the Samsonian treasury never fell into the hands of the treasure seekers.
Russian treasures have not been found to this day, although there is a legend that on August 30, the shadow of an old oak tree, under which the treasure is buried, will indicate its burial place.
