Mysterious losses (7 photos) Bashny.Net

Periodically, in our lives something is lost. Lose things and people. And we are talking about losses in the ordinary sense of the word.

1. Amber Room





Initially the office was created for the Prussian King Frederick I, and then presented to Peter I. created masterpieces master Danish and German, have modified Russian-led Rastrelli. The Amber Room was one of the greatest wonders of the biggest treasures of the Russian crown. She also became a major loss. Before the war a group of conservators and carvers began work on a regular Amber Room. With the approach of German troops all the values ​​of the Catherine Palace was taken to evacuate, and were afraid to touch the room in mind the fragility of amber. There are versions that by the time the layout of the room was finished 1: 1, and the room itself is recreated, that is, there are 3 options one room on the palace grounds. In any case, the room was still there, disguised conventional wallpaper. But the Germans found the treasure and brought to Konigsberg, where it was shown in the years 1942-44.
When launched a massive Soviet offensive Kenigsberg, shelling, fires began to emerge. The room was one of the versions was dismantled and hidden.

And at this moment the Amber Room disappeared. Exactly where it may be now - is not known. There are many options - it is somewhere in the underground storage facilities, the Americans found it and taken out of the ocean, she died on the ships, taken out by the Nazis in South America, just died in the fires ...
All these versions have supporters and opponents, but Amber did not found ...

2. The body of Hitler



Before the surrender of Germany, when Soviet troops stormed Berlin is almost, gets into motion in the Nazi top. Some leaders tried to escape, some - to commit suicide. Hitler committed suicide on April 30, and his wife Eva Braun, was poisoned with potassium cyanide. Even Hitler's dog was shot, and the remains of bodies taken out into the yard and burned down the Reich Chancellery.

After about 7 hours the remains of Soviet soldiers found and handed over to the NKVD, which carried out the burial at the site in Magdeburg. Then they were removed part of the skull and jaw of the corpse of the Fuhrer. In 1970, the bodies exhumed, cremated and the ashes scattered over the Elbe.

And in 2009, it was made an analysis of the DNA of the skull, which at one time was taken on the personal orders of Stalin in Moscow. But it turned out that it was the skull of a woman forty years .... That is the legend of Hitler's death was a big loss. Variants of events, there is not a lot - the soldiers simply made a mistake with the recovery of the remains, or the Fuhrer escaped at the end of the war ....

By the way, his jaw was still in Moscow, but still do not permit, citing the great value and fragility of the exhibit.

3. Letter from Hell



In the fall of 1888, London was in shock. Police hunting and philistine terror waiting - who is the next victim of the Ripper. It was organized by the "Whitechapel Vigilance Committee," which combined wishing to minimize the harm caused to the Ripper.

One day to the Committee received a letter with an unusual attachment. There have been polpochki and a note, which said the fate of the second part of the body - the perpetrator of his fried and ate. Letter "From Hell" was considered quite reliable. Therefore, the package passed the police. Now scientists could fully establish the identity of the perpetrator, but ......
Thus, the letter handed over to the police station and there safely materials have been lost ....

4. San Jose



When in 1701 the war of the Spanish Succession broke out between France and Spain, it became part of the attempt to establish the superiority of the fleets at sea. It was in such a situation the ship was in San Jose. He returned home with a cargo inventory viceroy of Peru. Not far from the Colombian Cartagena hosted a fight, and the ship was sunk. The riches of the ship carried a lot: one of gold and silver 344 tons, 116 chests of emeralds, etc. ... The estimated price of such a loss - would amount to more than 2 billion dollars. Until now, even when known about the place and time of flooding, treasure hunters can not find the treasure. Especially the number of seekers has fallen sharply after the government instead of 50% was the share of demand of 95% from the found.

5. Watergate tapes



In 1974, the United States broke the bustling Watergate scandal. In the summer of 1972 he was detained 5 people in the process of installing tracking devices in the campaign headquarters of the Democratic Party at the "Watergate».
The investigation of this case lasted more than two years. The main consequence was the accusation of President Nixon to organize surveillance over their opponents and pressure on justice. Systematic investigation of the company by the hearing of which were broadcast, he forced Nixon to resign in just a few hours before the announcement of his impeachment.
A major factor was the publication of entries from the Oval Office, in which Nixon and his assistant Holdmen discussed the history of the "Watergate" and ways to avoid publicity. However, this film is not more parts, the total duration of 19 minutes. What exactly they were, what secrets hidden this loss - is unknown.

6. Lost bomb



Now the fields, in the cities and gardens still find bombs and shells of World War II. And it's not just broken, but real bombs. Which are often sources of chemical contamination, and - filled with mustard gas or other chemicals. In just 90 years, it found about 900,000 tons of the iron.

But there is a more recent loss - nuclear. Only the United States recognized the 11 units of nuclear warheads officially lost. And all those in the world is about 50 warheads.