The First World War, unleashed by Germany and leading to the death of the Russian Empire, contains a lot of secrets and mysteries. 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 contributed to the Russians, and they successfully advanced, defeating the enemy. But soon Fortune turned away from them; looking up very far from their rear, experiencing problems with food and ammunition, the Samsonites were surrounded. It was necessary to break through to our own with fierce battles, suffering enormous losses.
With soldiers and officers breaking through from the encirclement, there 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 Samsonists decided to bury it near the town of Velbark in East Prussia.
Two years later, in 1916, the search for lost money began, which continued after the Second World War. But they either ended unsuccessfully, or the search engines turned out to be only a few gold coins, and the Samson treasury was never given into the hands of treasure seekers.
No Russian treasures have been found to this day, although there is a legend that on August 30 the shadow of the old oak tree, under which the treasure is buried, will indicate its burial place.
