In 1956 he was a colonel and the commander of an armoured division stationed in Budapest when he was sent to suppress the Hungarian Uprising, but on making contact with the insurgents he decided to join them, helping to defend the Kilian Barracks. He was the most prominent member of the Hungarian military to change sides, allying himself with the insurgents  rather than with  Gerő's communist government. As the chief military presence on the insurgents' side  he came into contact with the new government , and enjoyed a rapid promotion from colonel to general, and on 29 October  was appointed Minister of Defense. On 3 November  he went to Tököl, located near Budapest, to negotiate with the Soviet military forces based there. During discussions on the following day, and against international law, Soviet officers arrested Maléter at the conference and imprisoned him. He was executed  along with Imre Nagy and others  in a Budapest prison on 16 June 1958 , on charges of attempting to overthrow the Hungarian People's Republic. His first wife and three children went to the U.S. in the wake of the uprising, while his second wife remained in Hungary ; both wives subsequently remarried. In June 1989, on the anniversary of their deaths, Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter, three others who had died in prison and a sixth , empty coffin symbolising all those who had died  were formally reburied in Budapest with full honours.
In 1956 he was a colonel and the commander of an armoured division stationed in Budapest when he was sent to suppress the Hungarian Uprising, but on making contact with the insurgents he decided to join them, helping to defend the Kilian Barracks. He was the most prominent member of the Hungarian military to change sides, allying himself with the insurgents , rather than with Ernő Gerő's communist government. As the chief military presence on the insurgents' side l, he came into contact with the new government and enjoyed a rapid promotion from colonel to general, and on 29 October , he was appointed Minister of Defense. On 3 November , he went to Tököl, located near Budapest, to negotiate with the Soviet military forces based there. During discussions on the following day, and against international law, Soviet officers arrested Maléter at the conference and imprisoned him. He was executed , along with Imre Nagy and others , in a Budapest prison on 16 June 1958 on charges of attempting to overthrow the Hungarian People's Republic. His first wife and three children went to the U.S. in the wake of the uprising, and his second wife remained in Hungary . Both wives subsequently remarried. In June 1989, on the anniversary of their deaths, Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter, three others who had died in prison and a sixth empty coffin, symbolising all those who had died , were formally reburied in Budapest with full honours.
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