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Expedition Unknown – Deciphering the Last Nazi Code
- Expedition Unknown – The Reichsbank Gold Affair (Working title)
Documentary (Series) | 2018-2019 | Discovery Channel | Adventure, History | USA
Main data
Shooting data
| Number of shooting days | 12 |
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| Locations | New York, Amsterdam, Berlin, Eisenach, München, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Filming regions | Germany - Bavaria, Germany - Thuringia |
Project data
| Length of movie | 45 |
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| Aspect ratio | 16:9 (1 : 1,78) |
| Distribution format | HD |
| Sound format | Stereo |
Brief synopsis
Over the long, bloody course of World War II, Nazi Germany plundered immeasurable treasure from all over Europe. In the spring of 1945, Hitler’s broken empire faced certain defeat. The desperate high command initated what has come to be known as the “Nazi Gold Affair” – a coordinated effort to stash untold millions worth of stolen gold and other valuables. Josh Gates ventures into the former Third Reich in search of an elusive Nazi fortune hidden with a code allegedly created by Hitler's private secretary embedded into a piece of sheet music and follows the trail of the Gold from Berlin to the hills of the Harz area and the Alps mountains...