What really happened to Raoul Wallenberg: Holocaust hero who vanished without a trace

Ingrad Carlberg, author of "Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Saved Thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust," joined Glenn Beck in the studio to share the untold story of a hero during the Holocaust who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II, then disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again.

In 1944, the War Refugee Board, a group established by the United States to rescue European Jews and other Nazi victims, appointed 31-year-old Raoul Wallenberg to be special envoy to Budapest, Hungary. A business man from an affluent Swedish family, Wallenberg seemed the ideal candidate as he was familiar with Budapest, spoke Hungarian and German, and was sympathetic to the plight of Jews.

Upon arriving in Budapest, Wallenberg opened an embassy office and used protective passports or employment at the embassy's faculty to grant diplomatic immunity to thousands of Jews (some say as many as 100,000) who faced genocide during Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. But as the war drew to a close, he was arrested as a spy and disappeared into the Soviet prison system. Wallenberg was never seen again.

In the clip above, Ingrid shares her insight into Wallenberg's heroic life and the mystery behind his disappearance and death.

To see more from Glenn, visit his channel on TheBlaze and watch full episodes of “Glenn” live weekdays 5 p.m. ET or anytime on-demand at TheBlaze TV.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Whenever we post recommendations, Glenn has us add hyperlinks to make them easier to find, review or purchase. He does this because he’s lazy and wants to get to the source without searching for it. We try to tell him patience is a virtue. He hasn’t listened so far. In doing so, we’re required to clearly alert you that we are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.