The surprising discovery was reported by a foundation, which has been cooperating with the Srokowo forest district for several years, conducting field research at the Wolf's Lair. In a video posted online, a representative of the Foundation said the remains were found on March 24 this year.
Zenon Piotrowicz, forest manager of the Srokowo Forest District, told Polish Press Agency (PAP) on Wednesday that in Hermann Goering's former house, one of the objects at the Wolf's Lair,
searchers came across a human skull in the ground at a depth of 10-15 centimeters.
Hermann Göring, a prominent figure in German politics and military leadership, rose to prominence during the reign of the Nazi Party, which held sway over Germany from 1933 until 1945. Renowned for his influential role within the party, Göring wielded significant power, ultimately facing conviction as a war criminal following the tumultuous events of World War II.
When the first bones were discovered, the searchers notified the police and prosecutor. Subsequently,
more skeletons were discovered; in total, the remains of five people - an infant, a child about 10 years old, and three adults - were found.
Investigators took the secured remains for further examination.
“The police and the prosecutor's office found that these are peri-war victims. The investigation was discontinued, so we could make the information public just now. What is puzzling is that in addition to the skeletons, no other artifacts were found, which are usually found at burial sites, such as belt buckles, buttons, and clothing. This suggests that naked bodies were buried. The remains also lack hands and feet,” reported the forest manager.
He then emphasized the significance of the find. “We want to continue cooperating with the prosecutor’s office because the key in solving this mystery would be to determine the date of the burial: whether it dates from the 1920s, 1940, or 1945,” he added.
Researchers have indicated several hypotheses regarding the probable deaths of the five people; including the most far-reaching one that they were victims of the occult practiced by the German Nazis.
However, the forest district believes that the five people whose remains were found in Goering's house are victims of the turmoil of war.
According to the forest manager, the closest version seems to be that these people were murdered by the NKVD. “After the Germans blew up Wolf's Lair (in January 1945), after the entry of Soviet troops, the NKVD was stationed in the Wolf's Lair quarters for six months, looking for various documents, memorabilia, and treasures. If someone accidentally appeared there at the time, he was killed without explaining; perhaps it was a German-speaking family that was executed. The winter of 1945 was very cold, so to bury the bodies the easiest way was to shovel out some sand in a nearby building,” he concluded.
