During World War 2, Japanese fascists led by Emperor Hirohito plundered wealth in Asian countries. the location of some treasures remains a secret to this day, including a 6,000-ton gold treasure trove. in the Philippines.
Philippine treasure hunters have exploded mines, opening the way into a flooded cave. Beneath the mud in the cave are gold bars that these divers believe are the gold contained in the legendary Yamashita treasure.
According to L’Express, after World War 2 ended, two American journalists Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave opened an 18-year investigation into the secret of the huge treasure that the Japanese army looted during World War 2. Information News about this investigation process was written by two journalists in the book “Gold Warriors” published in 2002.
During the years of spreading fear in Asia during World War 2, Japanese fascists carried out reveal a secret plan called “Golden Lily”. the plan was directly commanded by Prince Yasuhito, the younger brother of the Japanese Emperor.
the purpose of the plan was to scoop up all the wealth in Asian countries and transport it to Japan to develop the economy and industry for the war. Historians estimate that the amount of gold looted by the Japanese could reach 100,000 to 300,000 tons.
the plan is implemented comprehensively in all areas. Intelligence and reconnaissance forces were sent to various places to investigate the situation, specific locations, and places with a lot of wealth. the Emperor also dispatched a large number of experts to assess gold, silver, and antiques to classify wealth.
It is estimated that in just a few years, the Japanese fascists are said to have scooped up countless wealth, from thousands of tons of gold in China, rare ancient Buddha statues in Myanmar to gems in Indonesia and ceramics in North Korea. .
According to statistics, the Japanese army confiscated 6,000 tons of gold in Nanjing city (China) alone, not to mention other treasures. this gold is melted down and molded into gold bars and transported to Japan.
After the Battle of Midway in 1942 with a decisive victory for the Allies, Japan’s power at sea decreased significantly. As a result, Allied submarines easily disrupted the sea routes transporting Japanese wealth. the Japanese fascists switched to burying treasure in Asian countries and planned to find a way to transport it to the “home country” later.
In Vietnam, there are rumors that tau Mountain is the place where 4,000 tons of gold treasure was buried by the Japanese fascists during World War 2.
Under the supervision of royal members, General Yamashita tomoyuki, the Japanese fascist commander in the Philippines, was tasked with building underground bunkers to store secret wealth underground.
When the American army tightened the siege in the Philippines in June 1945, just a few dozen kilometers from the Japanese camp, the work of burying the gold treasure on the outskirts of Bambang city was completed.
the Japanese held a lavish party around piled-up gold pillars. At midnight, General Yamashita and members of the Japanese royal family secretly left the bunker and detonated mines placed at the entrance. All the engineers and workers who worked for months were buried alive. Similar destruction plans occurred at all other burial sites.
Ben Valmores, a servant of Prince takeda tsuneyoshi, was the only one lucky enough to escape death thanks to his master letting him escape before the mines exploded. “Prince takeda tsuneyoshi saved me and got me out of tunnel No. 8 before the mines exploded,” Mr. Ben said.
the Japanese prince was then secretly picked up by a submarine and taken back to the country. the end of the war was also the time when General Yamashita surrendered to the Allies. He was executed by an American military court for committing war crimes on February 23, 1946. During the time of his arrest, Yamashita did not reveal a word about the treasure he had buried with his own hands.
Based on intelligence information and General Yamashita’s large-scale construction plans, the US military knew for sure that Nhat had hidden a huge amount of wealth in the Philippines. the investigation process until October 1945 brought some results.
the administration of US President Harry S truman at that time ordered the secret excavation of the suspicious area. According to information revealed by two US journalists, the amount of wealth the US military found in the Santa gold vault was estimated to be up to several tens of billions of USD. Meanwhile, the total amount of Japanese fascist wealth buried in 145 secret tunnels and caves that two journalists calculated could reach trillions of dollars.the US government used its treasury of gold, silver and jewels to establish a secret fund to serve intelligence activities against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Later, the CIA also used this fund to sponsor opposition forces to attack the Nicaraguan government. this scandal was exposed under US President Ronald Reagan.
the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos once claimed to own a huge fortune thanks to the Yamashita treasure.
In addition, during his time in power in the Philippines, the late President Ferdinand Marcos claimed to own a huge fortune thanks to digging the Yamashita gold treasury. Mr. Marcos was deposed in 1986 and had to flee to Hawaii to live in exile.
In 1992, widow Imelda Marcos confirmed that her husband had found 4,000 tons of gold from the Yamashita gold warehouse.
the Yamashita gold deposit was the subject of a complex lawsuit filed in a Hawaiian court in 1988. the dispute between former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and treasure hunter Rogelio Roxas ended in 1996 with a verdict the Marcos family must pay compensation of up to 40 billion USD.
the Hawaiian court is so far the only body that has recognized the existence of the Yamashita treasure, according to L’Express.