Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

Incredible tale of hidden treasure, a blood-soaked curse, mysterious deaths and a stunning old mansion keep rumours of buried Tsarist gold alive

In the closing stages of WWII, Polish adventurer Ferdynand Ossendowski (top right) met Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, known as the Mad Baron, at this mansion in Żółwin. Shortly after, Ossendowski died of a mystery illness. Kalbar/TFN/Public domain

EXCLUSIVE: TFN’s Stuart Dowell goes on the trail of a Polish Indiana Jones-style adventurer whose mysterious death has led to intrigue that two billion dollars of Tsarist treasure is buried in the sprawling grounds of a manor house just outside of Warsaw.

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