Die Glocke (conspiracy theory)
| Die Glocke (The Bell) | |
|---|---|
Artist's impression of Die Glocke | |
| Type | Alleged wonder weapon / experimental device |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | Alleged secret Nazi scientific project, 1940s |
| Used by | Nazi Germany (alleged) |
| Wars | World War II (alleged) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Unknown (claims attributed to Nazi scientists) |
| Designed | 1940s (alleged) |
| Specifications (Dimensions) | |
| Length | Approximately 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Diameter | Approximately 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Warhead | Alleged "Xerum 525" (radioactive purplish liquid) |
Main armament | Alleged plasma or antigravity device |
Die Glocke (German: [diː ˈɡlɔkə], 'The Bell') was a purported top-secret scientific technological device, wonder weapon, or Wunderwaffe developed in the 1940s in Nazi Germany. Rumors of this device have persisted for decades after WW2 and were used as a plot trope in the fiction novel Lightning by Dean Koontz (1988) and in the fiction television series 12 Monkeys (Season 4). First fully described by Polish journalist and author Igor Witkowski in Prawda o Wunderwaffe (2000), it was later popularized by military journalist and author Nick Cook, who associated it with Nazi occultism, antigravity, and free energy suppression research. Mainstream reviewers have criticized claims about Die Glocke as being pseudoscientific, recycled rumors, and a hoax. Die Glocke and other alleged Nazi "miracle weapons" have been dramatised in films, TV shows, video games, and novels.