François Wisard

François Wisard is a historian and holds a PhD from the University of Lausanne. He has written several non-fiction books, including one about a Swiss volunteer in the Waffen-SS.

A Swiss diplomat in Stalin’s jail

François Wisard 05.05.2026 Harald Feller was kidnapped by the Soviets in Budapest in 1945. While he languished in Stalin's prisons for a year, Swiss authorities placed him under investigation. After his return, Feller was cleared of all charges. But nobody was interested anymore.

Harald Feller joined the diplomatic service in 1939. In 1943, he was transferred to Budapest, where he was kidnapped by the Soviets in February 1945.