Wallenberg Raoul
- Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947
- Wallenberg, Raoul 1912-1945
- Vallenberg, Raulʹ, 1912-1947
- Валленберг, Рауль, 1912-1947
- Wallenberg, Raoul
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Dates of Existence
05/08/1912
17/07/1947
History
Swedish architect, businessman and diplomat. He arrived in Hungary in July 1944 as a member of the Swedish diplomatic mission. He played a dominant role in the diplomatic protection provided for Jews. He issued thousands of protective documents and placed numerous Budapest buildings under Swedish protection during the Arrow Cross regime. Soviet authorities arrested him in January 1945 and took him to Moscow, where he died in 1947.
Places
Stockholm, Sweden
Sources
The New Encyclopædia Britannica / Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. , 2003. - v. 12, p. 470