Top 10 Strangest Unsolved Mysteries of WWII

will these burning questions ever be answered welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 unsolved mysteries of world war 2 before we begin we publish new videos every day so be sure to subscribe for more great content for this list we're ranking high profile stories from the second world war that are surrounded by mystery number 10 Foo Fighters yes it is the name of a famous rock band but the term Foo Fighter actually refers to some mysterious aerial phenomena reported by Allied aircraft pilots during world war two soldiers claimed to encounter balls of bright light while flying over europe and japan during the conflict lights that usually moved at a pace equal to or faster than the planes they were tailing modern-day theorists point to lightning or the upper-level electrical phenomena known as st. Elmo's fire as possible explanations but pilots who were there maintained that these unidentified flying objects were like nothing they'd ever seen number 9 who were the British 17 there's a lot of speculation behind this next unsolved mystery which concerns a document uncovered at the site of the notorious a schvitz concentration camp unearthed in Poland in 2009 it lists 17 British soldiers some with check marks next to their names with words written in German on the back some claim these soldiers were executed POWs while others point to the possibility that these Brits were part of a secret SS outfit working for the Nazis the existence of the British free Corps an actual English SS unit during the war means this latter claim is possible but so far this one's got no definitive answer number 8 Hitler's globe one common thread that unites many post World War two stories is the subject of lost or missing Nazi artifacts many of which simply disappeared following the war's end Hitler's globe is one such artifact it was a huge custom-built model found inside the viewers personal office the red army successfully overtook Berlin and commonly theorized that the country's Minister of Internal Affairs have the globe brought back to the Soviet Union as a spoil of war to this day Russia hasn't confirmed or denied any of these accusations and it's highly unlikely that anyone will be coming forward with pertinent information on the matter any time soon they have a garage forgotten like a Dutch sure maybe debate number seven the disappearance of ravelin Berg Swedish diplomat Ron Val endowed may not be a household name around the world but his efforts during World War two nevertheless saved thousands of lives a citizen of the world who reminded us of our obligations to our fellow human beings Valon Berg assisted Jewish citizens by offering them passports and shelter during his time as an envoy in Hungary but it was his mysterious disappearance that perhaps serves as the most tragic aspect of his story the Swede originally went missing in 1947 during a siege in Budapest captured by the Soviets who later reported his death but how did he die execution poisoning and heart failure have all been suggested and what about the many stories that reported him alive as late as 1987 number six the blue tonight flag another lost Nazi relic the infamous blue Fani flag was used in Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 the swastika flag was marked by the blood of Hitler's group in their failed attempt to overtake the Bavarian capital of Munich and was considered one of the Nazi party's most revered artifacts it was last seen in 1944 and was widely believed to have been lost during the Furious allied assault on unic the fact that the blue Trani was considered so sacred to the Nazis however makes it very possible that it could have been recovered or otherwise preserved however today it's still missing in action number five the Pearl Harbor ghost p40 better late than never a year after 1941 s Battle of Pearl Harbor a p40 fighter jet was spotted flying in from the direction of Japan reports from intercepting pilots claimed that the p40 was missing landing gear severe damaged from anti-aircraft fire and included a bloodied pilot at the controls not surprisingly the plane soon crashed rescue efforts uncovered no sign of a pilot but did find a diary reporting the planes stationed position was over a thousand miles away the p40 hadn't been in use for a year by this point and this one was certainly in no shape to get off the ground so what exactly happened we may never know number four the Amber Room although a replica of this priceless relic currently exists on Russian soil the pieces of the original Amber Room are thought to be lost to time originally owned by Russian Tsar Peter the Great the room was moved by Axis forces to Prussia but post-world War two this elaborate room of gorgeous amber panels mirrors and precious stones disappeared was it destroyed by furious Allied bombing or did Hitler's order that all relics be removed from the city results in pieces being dispersed all over the area never to be found again this is by far one of the wars most tantalizing unsolved mysteries for treasure hunters number three Arvin Hummels secret treasure speaking of treasure the location of an incredible stash of priceless art gold and gemstones is believed to lie out there somewhere deep within the Mediterranean Sea this treasure is said to have belonged to the infamous Nazi commander Irvin Rommel and was ordered buried as it became clear that Nazi Germany's days were numbered although a breakthrough occurred in 2007 when coordinates led a British treasure hunter and researcher to an area off the coast of Corsica as of yet heroine Hummels secret treasure remains lost beneath the waves number two who turned in and Frank it was a telephone tip that ultimately led to the capture of young and Frank and her family by German officials in 1944 but who left that tip who turned in and Frank the young Jewish girl who along with seven others had hidden for two years from the Nazis it was the SS officer Yulia stettman who originally took the phone call and who put the apprehension orders into motion however Deckman committed suicide near the end of the war having never revealed who the caller was many theories have been put forth most involving workers from the complex where Anne was hidden but no one knows for sure who placed that fateful call number one the disappearance of flight 19 the Bermuda Triangle is said to have caused the disappearance or malfunction of many unlucky aircrafts over the years one such tale is that of flight 19 a group of five Navy planes that flew out on a training flight shortly after the war's conclusion the pilots reported compass error before finally disappearing without a trace after presumably running out of fuel a PBM flying boat was sent out to find the missing flight 19 and this too disappeared although officials point to the PBM flammable nature as a probable cause for its demise the flight 19 bombers and their crew remain unaccounted for to this day do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day you

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Length: 7min 32sec (452 seconds)

Published: Mon May 15 2017