Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg was a Swedish architect, businessman, and diplomat who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews from German Nazis and Hungarian fascists during one of the darkest chapters of World War II. As a special envoy stationed in Budapest in 1944, Wallenberg used his position, resourcefulness, and courage to issue protective passports and establish safe houses, defying the Nazi regime and its local collaborators.
After Soviet forces drove the Nazis out of Budapest in early 1945, Wallenberg was detained by the Red Army on suspicion of espionage. He disappeared into the Soviet prison system and was never seen again by anyone outside the Soviet Union. The motives behind his arrest and imprisonment remain one of the enduring mysteries of the war.
Historian Ralph Nurnberger examines the remarkable life and legacy of Raoul Wallenberg, how he used his diplomatic role to save lives, and the events surrounding his suspicious disappearance.
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