Lieutenant General Zoltán Schmidt
11:22 January 2, 2023Personal details
Date of birth: 30th June 1969
Place of birth: Paks, Hungary
Marital status: married, a father of one child
Education
2015 Defence Management Course (National University of Public Service, Budapest)
2011 General Staff Course (Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University)
2008 NATO Logistics Operational Planning Course (Oberammergau)
2006 NATO Defence Forces Course (Oberammergau)
2006 NATO Staff Officer Course (Oberammergau)
2004 NATO Logistics Course (Aachen)
2002 TÜV Rheinland Academy (Budapest), Quality Management System Referent
2002 Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, military technology manager
1990 Máté Zalka Military Technical College, combat vehicle maintainer, combat vehicle technology specialization
Military career
2023 Deputy Chief of Defence for Management
2022 Head of office (deputy commander for management), Hungarian Defence Forces Command
2019–2022 Inspector General (logistics), Hungarian Defence Forces Command
2018 Acting Chief of Staff, HDF Joint Force Command
2017–2018 Deputy Chief of Staff Support, HDF Joint Force Command
2014–2017 Chief of Logistic Forces (deputy commander), HDF Joint Force Command
2013–2014 Acting Chief of Logistic Forces (deputy commander), HDF Joint Force Command
2010–2013 Chief of Logistics Operations Directorate, HDF Joint Force Command
2007–2010 Senior officer (deputy chief), Logistic Directorate, HDF Joint Force Command
2006 Senior officer, Force planning division, MoD Force Planning Department
2005–2006 Senior officer, Force planning division, Military Planning Directorate, General Staff
2003–2005 Senior officer for coordination, Logistic Planning Directorate, HDF Joint Logistic and Support Command
2001–2003 Senior officer for planning, Logistic Directorate, General Staff
1999–2001 Service chief for armored and motor vehicle technology, Logistic Directorate
1997–1999 Logistics chief (deputy commander for logistics), 1st Tank Battalion
1997 Company commander, logistic company, 1st Tank Battalion
1993–1997 Company commander, repair company, Logistic Battalion
1990–1993 Deputy company commander for armaments technology, 1st Tank Company, 1st Tank Battalion
1987 Student (Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University)
Decorations
Officer Service Medal, 3rd Class
Service Medal of Merit, Silver Grade
Service Medal of Merit, Gold Grade
Officer Service Medal, 2nd Class
Service Medal for Flood Protection
Service Medal of Merit Decorated with Laurel Wreath
Service Medal for Migration Crisis Management
Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Military Section
Language skills
English STANAG 3.3.3.3
Memberships
Hungarian Military Logistics Association, member
Hungarian Logistics Association, member of presidential board
From Mikus Hill to the podium
14:21 July 13, 2026
The Hungarian Defence Forces vitéz Szurmay Sándor Budapest Garrison Brigade recently organized the International Patrol and Shooting Competition already on the 29th occasion at the HDF BGB Training Base and Range. The program of the three-day, testing trial of strength for the participants included a run of tens of kilometers, sweaty strength exercises, shooting and hand-grenade throwing. This time, the travelling trophy went to the Polish team.
Trust and Respect
12:53 July 13, 2026
“Security isn’t created at summits. It is where we decide whether we are ready to create it together. This NATO does not only talk about challenges but finally takes action,” —this is how Defence Minister Dr. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD summarized on his social media page the NATO Summit held in Ankara, Türkiye. Over the course of the three-day summit, he participated in dozens of consultations and countless bilateral meetings.
United with the Allies – Joint Security Efforts
12:43 July 13, 2026
“NATO’s strength is in the unity of its allies. Hungary’s security is guaranteed not by loud statements, but by reliable partnerships, well-prepared national defence, and a joint deterrent capability,” wrote Defence Minister Dr. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD on his social media page on the second day of the NATO Summit in Ankara.
Reporting from America
11:51 July 13, 2026
The close to 100-strong Hungarian contingent designated to participate at Combat Readiness Exercise 2026 (CRX26) of the Ohio National Guard has arrived at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Grayling, Michigan. After a more than 12-hour flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III military cargo aircraft and disembarkation, the soldiers continued their journey to the training base by bus.
Saint Ladislaus, Patron Saint of Infantry Soldiers, Honoured in Pristina
11:45 July 13, 2026
For the first time in Pristina, a Hungarian-language Holy Mass was celebrated at the Cathedral of Saint Teresa of Calcutta in honour of King Saint Ladislaus, the patron saint of infantry soldiers. The Mass was celebrated by Major Kornél Horváth, military chaplain of the Hungarian Defence Forces, with the intention of establishing a new tradition.
Multi-Agency Readiness in Kosovo
14:00 July 8, 2026
International forces and multiple security and civil protection agencies conducted large-scale joint training activities on 2 and 3 July at Camp Vrelo training area, near the capital of Kosovo.
It all depends on unit cohesion
10:23 July 2, 2026
Quickness, teamwork, harmony. This is how one can summarize the tactical week of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade held in the Bakony Hills, where the soldiers of the 2nd company of the 1st Grenadier Battalion breached a bunker, seized it and then conducted trench warfare. The training sessions did not end nightfall, as the mortar platoons used their Hirtenberger M12 mortars to break the silence of the night.
National and allied command and control – harmony in focus
09:48 July 2, 2026
In 2026 again, outstanding significance was attached to the NATO Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exploration, Experimentation, Examination Exercise (CWIX) held in Bydgoszcz, Poland with the objective of testing and perfecting the interoperability of coalition and national command and control (C2) systems of allied and partner nations across all domains of operations.
A Test of Strength and Endurance in Kosovo
09:09 July 2, 2026
Hungarian soldiers serving in KFOR, NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo successfully completed the multinational military strength and endurance competitions held at Camp Novo Selo.
Defence Ministers agree on strengthening V4 military cooperation
11:44 June 26, 2026
The member states of the Visegrád Group (V4) – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia – consider it necessary to strengthen their cooperation in the fields of military logistics and defence industry – this was announced at a press conference following the meeting of V4 defence ministers in Budapest on June 25.