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”
The brave are going on exercise
16:13 May 22, 2023
More than 1000 troops from four nations are participating in Exercise Brave Warrior 2023. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the two-week event held on 21 May, Brigadier General Gábor Lőrincz, Commander, HDF Land Component Command welcomed the lined-up troops at Újmajor Base (Camp Croft).
Commemorating the greatest glory
16:04 May 22, 2023
On Sunday, 21 May, the participants of an event held in Buda Castle – organized on the occasion of the Day of the Hungarian Defence Forces and coupled with wreath-laying and cannon shots – commemorated the 174th anniversary of the recapture of Buda Castle.
The peace of the Western Balkans is the security of Hungary
13:03 May 18, 2023
On Wednesday, 17 May, according to a yearslong tradition, this year’s handover-takeover of the chief of staff positions of EUFOR Operation ALTHEA and NATO Headquarters Sarajevo (NHQ Sa) took place at a joint ceremony held in the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of General Staff, Hungarian Defence Forces was also present at the event organized in Camp Butmir, Sarajevo.
Pilgrims attend Holy Mass underground
12:37 May 16, 2023
On Sunday, 14 May, the 63rd International Military Pilgrimage (IMP) in Lourdes ended with a closing international Holy Mass and ceremony held in St. Pius X Basilica (Underground Basilica). Following the mass, the members of the participating delegations – among them, the Hungarian military pilgrims who had arrived there on Thursday – bid farewell to the town located in Southern France by forming up to march with the national colors and take an official photograph of the IMP.
Where God’s beauty glows
12:30 May 16, 2023
“Lourdes is the place of conversion and encountering God, where God’s mercy manifests itself in the shining figure of Mary, where one can experience God’s beauty in the clear water of the fountain and the glowing candlelight. Lourdes teaches us that love is stronger than evil.” (Brigadier General Tibor Berta, Catholic military bishop)
In Saint Bernadette’s footsteps
12:18 May 16, 2023
On 12 May, the 63rd International Military Pilgrimage in Lourdes continued with an International Opening Ceremony. Led by MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha, Catholic Military Bishop Brigadier General Tibor Berta and Lieutenant General Tibor Bozó, Director of Staff, HDF General Staff, the Hungarian military pilgrims visited, among others, the house where Saint Bernadette, “the visionary of Lourdes” had lived.
Pakistani delegation visits Ministry of Defence
16:24 May 12, 2023
On Wednesday, 10 May a syndicate from the advanced leadership training course of the National Defence University of Pakistan attended informative presentations in the Ministry of Defence. The delegation was welcomed by Major General Ferenc Kajári, Deputy Chief of the HDF General Staff.
The miracle of Lourdes
16:14 May 12, 2023
Headed by MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha, Brigadier General Tibor Berta, Catholic Field Bishop and Lieutenant General Tibor Bozó, Director of Staff, HDF General Staff, 100 soldiers serving in the Ministry of Defence and the Hungarian Defence Forces have recently had the opportunity to experience the miracle of Lourdes.
Italy and Hungary are strategic allies
16:06 May 12, 2023
Italy and Hungary are strategic allies – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on 10 May in Rome, after holding a bilateral discussion with Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto.
Hungary participated in NATO’s largest international cyber defence exercise in this year as well
12:34 May 8, 2023
At the end of April, over 3,000 cyber defence experts from 38 nations took part on the annually organized Exercise Locked Shields in 2023 to test their knowledge.