Hitler's Secret Base Discovered In the Arctic By scientists

                              

Located on Alexandra Land in the Arctic Circle, the site known as 'Schatzgraber' or 'Treasure Hunter' is believed to have been built on direct orders from Adolf Hitler. It was constructed in 1942 after the German dictator invaded Russia.

The supposed weather station was in service from 1943 but it was reportedly abandoned just a year later in July 1944 after the staff manning the site was said to have been poisoned after being forced to eat raw polar bear meat that was contaminated with roundworms when supplies at the facility ran low. The poisoned crew were rescued by a German U-boat. The story, however, was often dismissed as a war-time myth.

For decades the location of the site was unknown but 72 years later, researchers who were exploring the isolated island stumbled upon it finding more than 500 relics which include discarded petrol canisters, ruins of bunkers and a batch of paper documents that were well preserved by the island's freezing climate.

Researchers also found bullets as well as personal items such as shoes. Many of these items appear to be dated and marked by the Nazi symbol, the swastika. The artifacts will be taken to Russia, where they will be studied and later on, put on public display.