Did Raoul Wallenberg try to leave Budapest in January 1945 with jewelry and 15–20 kg of gold hidden in the gasoline tank of his car? On sensationalism in popular history and Soviet disinformation
This article addresses the claim made by the American journalistsFrederick Werbell and Thurston Clarke (in 1982) and the Swedishauthor and researcher Bengt Jangfeldt (in 2012) to the effect thatthe Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, when preparing to leaveBudapest for Debrecen in January 1945, hid jewelry and 15–20 kgof gold in his car. As is evident from the examination conductedhere, the testimo