The HISTORY® Channel is set to premiere the new, nonfiction series “Lost U-Boats of WWII” following treasure hunter Darrell Miklos and his team as they attempt to locate missing Nazi U-boats he believes are holding billions of dollars in stolen gold, jewels, and art at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. The six-part series will premiere on Tuesday, February 27 @ 10PM ET/PT.
According to some, at the end of World War II, the Nazis took stolen treasures and loaded it onto specially modified U-boats. The vessels allegedly had their torpedoes removed so that they could store and transport gold, diamonds, art, and other precious items across the Atlantic to South America. Although some treasure has been recovered in Europe, a substantial portion of the remaining goods are still missing.
For almost 80 years these supposed treasure laden U-boats have remained in their watery graves. Now, Darrell Miklos, son of legendary treasure hunter Roger Miklos, is setting out to complete a lifelong mission of finding the missing U-boats and their priceless cargo. After first setting eyes on what he believes was one of the modified U-boats while diving as a teenager, Darrell has now found considerable evidence to back his initial sighting years ago. He has in his possession a chart from 1948, created by a former U.S. Navy pilot that shows the location of what could be seven U-boats near the Dominican Republic.
Across six episodes, “Lost U-Boats of WWII” will follow Darrell and his team as they embark on a treasure hunt by both land and sea, interviewing historians, locals and diving the waters in and around Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, uncovering a wide-range of German WWII-era artifacts and clues as they attempt to locate the missing U-boats.
For more information, please visit: https://www.history.com/shows/lost-u-boats-of-wwii
“Lost U-Boats of WWII” is produced for The HISTORY® Channel by Pilgrim Media Group, a division of Lionsgate’s Alternative Television group. Lionsgate Alternative Television’s managing director Craig Piligian and Pete DeLasho serve as executive producers. Eli Lehrer, Mary E. Donahue, and Max Micallef serve as executive producers for The HISTORY® Channel.
