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”
Foreign trainers prepare at Hungarian NCO Academy
10:01 August 4, 2023
The International Training Branch of the HDF NCO Academy held a course for soldiers from Belgium and Bosnia-Herzegovina in July. The two foreign countries represented themselves with ten personnel each at the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) – Train the Trainer course.
Hungary stands by democratically elected Nigerien president
13:53 August 3, 2023
Hungary stands by Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, announced Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page on Wednesday, 3 August.
Slovak recognition for the Hungarian support
08:38 August 2, 2023
On Monday, 31 July in Székesfehérvár, General Daniel Zmeko, Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces presented a special recognition to Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces, and to CSM Zoltán Kaszab, Command Sergeant Major of the Hungarian Defence Forces.
New commander, unchanged objectives
11:24 August 1, 2023
Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) has a new commander in the person of Brigadier General Tibor Králik. On Monday, 31 July Croatian Major General Denis Tretinjak passed the command to the Slovakian general in Alba Regia barracks, Székesfehérvár.
Hungarian parachute team on the rostrum
13:43 July 31, 2023
The national parachute team of the Hungarian Defence Forces continued its participation at the third venue of the accuracy landing Parachute World Cup Series in Klatovy, Czechia. This year, the series was organized for the first time in the Czech Republic, where the impressive venue called Skydive Pink Klatovy is known as the citadel of Czech parachuting.
Epochal change in the Hungarian Defence Forces
12:42 July 31, 2023
There is an epochal change going on in the Hungarian Defence Forces, and the development program enjoys social and budgetary support – emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Friday, 28 July in Esztergom.
Arrival of new H225M helicopters is a milestone in armed forces development
15:12 July 25, 2023
On Monday, 24 July, two new Airbus H225M helicopters of the Hungarian Defence Forces were transferred in a ceremony held in Szolnok.
Nándorfehérvár victory commemorated in Belgrade
15:07 July 25, 2023
On 21 July, on the occasion of the 567th anniversary of the Nándorfehérvár victory, a commemorative event was held in Belgrade in the organization of the Hungarian embassy and Belgrade municipal branch of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (AVH). During the commemoration, József Magyar, Hungary’s ambassador to Belgrade, Deputy Attaché Major Attila Veres and the invitees laid wreaths at the memorial in the Belgrade Fortress and at John Hunyadi’s statue in Zemun.
Five-year contract extension signed on Hungaroring
12:44 July 25, 2023
The Hungaroring will surely be one of the venues kept on the Formula-1 calendar until 2032, as a five-year contract extension was signed on Saturday during the race weekend of the 38th Hungarian Grand Prix at Mogyoród.
Live fire exercise for reservists in Táborfalva
12:35 July 25, 2023
Close to 600 Hungarian, Polish and American reservists are participating in Exercise “Moonstar 2023” on the Táborfalva military training area of the HDF Joint Forces Training Centre. The large-scale joint training event was also visited by Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff and CSM Zoltán Kaszab, Command Sergeant Major, Hungarian Defence Forces.