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”
Visegrád Four countries hold military medicine conference in Budapest
19:37 November 9, 2022
Budapest is hosting the Visegrad Military Medicine Conference (VIMIMED), a military medical professional event taking place between 8–10 November. After two years, once again the leaders of the Slovak, Czech, Polish and Hungarian systems of military medicine have the opportunity to personally share their experiences at a common forum.
Hungarian Defence Forces’ tribute memorial journey to the Doberdo and Isonzo memorial places of the Great War
19:31 November 9, 2022
The Hungarian Defence Forces organized a tribute memorial journey to the Doberdo and Isonzo memorial places of the Great War on the occasion of All Souls’ Day, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha told MTI on Monday, 7 November.
Hungarian Defence Forces’ tribute memorial journey to the Doberdo and Isonzo memorial places of the Great War
19:28 November 9, 2022
The Hungarian Defence Forces organized a tribute memorial journey to the Doberdo and Isonzo memorial places of the Great War on the occasion of All Souls’ Day, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha told MTI on Monday, 7 November.
Exchanging views on cyber defence
16:00 October 26, 2022
On 24 October, a visit to the HDF Cyber and Information Operations Centre was made by a three-man delegation of the U.S. Joint Staff J7, accompanied by Brigadier General Prof. Dr. László Kovács, Cyber Defence Inspector at the Service Inspectorate of the Hungarian Defence Forces Command and Colonel Dr. Gábor Boldizsár, associate professor.
European Union Military Committee meets at Chiefs of Defence level in Brussels
13:12 October 26, 2022
At the meeting held in Brussels on 24 and 25 October, Hungary was represented by Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces
The Gidrán is the embodiment of Turkish–Hungarian defence industrial cooperation
13:03 October 26, 2022
Turkey and Hungary are building the Hungarian armed forces with a joint development – the Gidrán combat vehicle is the embodiment of Turkish–Hungarian defence industrial cooperation, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on the second day of his visit to Turkey, on Tuesday, 25 October.
Headquarters Multinational Division Centre can reach a milestone
12:06 October 26, 2022
The official document proposing the declaration of the Initial Operational Capability of Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) has been signed in Brussels.
Tribute to the common past
17:21 October 25, 2022
The memorial to Austro-Hungarian troops in Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Canakkale, Turkey pays tribute to the common past of Hungary and Turkey, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Tuesday, 25 October, on the occasion of unveiling – together with Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar – a monument to those Austro-Hungarian artillerymen who had fought in defence of the Dardanelles during the First World War.
Turkey is an important strategic partner of Hungary
12:13 October 25, 2022
Hungary and Turkey are important partners and allies in several fields, from trade to economy to culture and to defence issues – this was what Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky stated in Ankara after having a discussion with Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar on Monday, 24 October. The ministers signed a letter of intent on creating the legal basis for future military cooperation between the two countries.
Visit to the Multinational Land Force Headquarters
15:14 October 24, 2022
The officer cadets of the National University of Public Service Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training (NUPS FMSOT) recently paid a visit to the Multinational Land Force Headquarters (MLF HQ) based in Udine, Italy.