Lieutenant General Attila Géza Takács
12:14 June 6, 2023Date of rank: 15. March 2020
Personal information:
- Date of birth: 27. April 1968. Miskolc
- Family Status: married, one child
- Nationality: Hungarian
Studies:
- 2015 NATO Defense College
- 2008 NATO School (CREVAL)
- 2006-2007 Military Senior Leader course at the Zrínyi Miklós National Defense University
- 1997-1999 Zrínyi Miklós National Defense University
- 1992 COY Leader Course in Switzerland
- 1986-1989 Kossuth Lajos Military College in Szentendre - mechanized infantry faculty
Deployments:
- 2011-2013 Hungarian Defence Forces, National Military Representative, (Colonel) - MONS (Belgium)
- 2001-2002 HDF KFOR Guard and Security Battalion in Pristina commander (Lieutenant Colonel)
Military Career:
- 2023 – Deputy Chief of Defence Staff
- 2022 – 2023 Defence Attaché (Major General) London
- 2020 – 2022 Hungarian Defence Forces Command, Army Inspectorate, Inspector (Major General) - Budapest
- 2016 – 2019 Hungarian Defence Forces, Military Augmentation, Preparation and Training Command, Commander (Brigadier General) - Budapest
- 2013 – 2016 Hungarian Defence Forces, 5th Bocskai István Infantry Brigade, Commander (Brigadier General) - Debrecen
- 2010 – 2013 Hungarian Defence Forces, National Military Representative, SHAPE Deputy of National Military Representative (Colonel) - MONS (Belgium)
- 2008 – 2010 Hungarian Defence Forces Joint Force Command, Chief J3/J7, (Colonel) - Székesfehérvár
- 2005 – 2007 Hungarian Defence Forces 5th “Bocskai István” Light Infantry Brigade, Chief of Staff (Colonel) - Debrecen
- 2003 – 2005 Hungarian Defence Forces 5th “Bocskai István” Light Infantry Brigade, DCOS OPS (Lieutenant Colonel) – Debrecen
- 1999 – 2002 Hungarian Defence Forces 5th “Bocskai István” Mechanized Infantry Brigade Chief G-3 (Major) – Debrecen
- 1995 – 1997 Hungarian Defence Forces 5th “Bocskai István” Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Battalion Commander (Captain) – Debrecen
- 1990 – 1995 Mechanized Brigade, Company Commander (1st Lieutenant) – Mezőtúr, Debrecen
- 1989 – 1990 Mechanized Brigade, Platoon Leader (2nd Lieutenant) - Nagykanizsa
Medals and Decorations:
- 2020 “Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr” Gold grade
- 2019 “Legion of Merit” (USA)
- 2016 Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic Knight’s Cross
- 2013 NATO Service Medal
- 2007 Service Decoration for Merit decorated with laurel wreath
- 2000-2004 Service Decoration for Merit Gold, Silver, Bronze grade
- 2002 Service Medal for Peacekeeping (KOSOVO)
- 1996, 2006, 2016 Officer’s Service Decoration (I. II. III)
Foreign languages:
- English: STANAG 3333
- German: Intermediate „A”
Alliance Celebration in Naples
13:11 April 15, 2024
Joint Forces Command Naples (JFCNP) held a large-scale commemoration on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of NATO between 8 and 9 April.
New era in the air force
12:54 April 15, 2024
“The capabilities of the KC-390 usher in a new era in the history of the Hungarian air force” – this is how MoD State Secretary for Defence Policy, Force Development and Defence Industry Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky received the first military transport aircraft of Embraer. He introduced the new equipment – which, for the time being, has arrived in Hungary only for testing, and will soon be commissioned in the Hungarian Defence Forces together with another aircraft of the same type – in Kecskemét on 12 April.
First Hungarian KC-390 military transport aircraft arrives in Hungary
15:26 April 12, 2024
The first Hungarian KC-390 military transport aircraft has arrived in Hungary – announced MoD State Secretary for Defence Policy, Force Development and Defence Industry Zsolt Kutnyánszky in Kecskemét on 12 April.
Hungarian products in Singapore
14:04 April 12, 2024
The Hungarian Defence Export Agency (VEX) was an active participant at the Milipol Asia-Pacific 2024 exhibition and trade fair, which was organized in Singapore in early April. Six Hungarian companies had the opportunity to introduce their products and services on the VEX stand to the visitors.
United for Peace
13:58 April 12, 2024
The activity of the Hungarian personnel in EUFOR finishing their tour of duty with the mission in April, was recently recognized at a medal parade in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo. The Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal – which contains the Latin phrase “Pro pace unum”, meaning “United for Peace” – was first received by the soldiers serving in EUFOR in 2004.
EU Military Committee Chairman Holds Discussion in Hungary
13:46 April 12, 2024
The Chairman of the EU Military Committee (EUMC) held a discussion in Hungary on Thursday, 11 April. It was said at the press conference of the Ministry of Defence in Budapest that this visit can be regarded as the opening of the Hungarian EU presidency’s military program.
Another Dancon March in Kosovo
12:10 April 12, 2024
On 7 April, the Dancon March began with more than a thousand participants, who wanted to beat again the nearly 25km distance.
Rotorcraft
12:05 April 12, 2024
This year too, the MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) capability of the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina is being provided by the nation having the command of EUFOR Operation Althea, thus in 2024, by Hungary. Within this framework, the Hungarian personnel serving there guarantee air medical evacuation capabilities with the help of H145M helicopters, while air transport capabilities with a Mi-17 helicopter in Major General Dr. László Sticz’s year of command.
First Hungarian KC-390 military transport aircraft arrives in Hungary for testing
11:47 April 12, 2024
The military transport aircraft KC-390 produced for Hungary will be staying at Kecskemét air base for three weeks starting from 12 April – announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.
Civil-Military Cooperation in the Spotlight
12:01 April 9, 2024
Providing support for crisis management or general military exercises is rarely discussed, yet the role of background work is as significant as that of the spectacular tasks. The Hungarian Defence Forces organize it on a high level: every year our soldiers learn the basics of civil-military cooperation from select NATO experts. This year’s NATO Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Liaison Course is being conducted in Szentendre, Hungary between 8-12 April.