Talk:Pál Maléter/@comment-193.116.84.189-20190904123905

Pál Maleter was a classic example of the turncoat adventurer. He changed side many times not knowing the final outcome. He was playing Russian roulette -- and he lost. In the chaotic turmoil of the spontaneous uprise, Maléter snatched control of the Hungarian armed forces with the help of fellow communist leader Imre Nagy. As supreme commander of the army, Maléter issued strict order to all unit commanders of the Hungarian Armed Forces not to participate in the uprise, leaving the fight entirely to the unarmed civil population. This was high treason against the Hungarian people, redering him chiefly responsible for the lost cause of the heroic uprise of the Hungarian nation against the unbearable Soviet backed Rákosi (Rosenfeld) tyranny.