Major 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
Sporting challenge in KFOR
14:34 December 27, 2025
Soldiers of the KFOR KTRBN took part in the Murphy Challenge physical fitness competition held at Camp Novo Selo. The challenge, established in memory of U.S. special operations soldier Michael P. Murphy, is designed to test both physical endurance and mental resilience. Participants measured their level of preparedness by completing tasks consisting of running, push-ups, squats, and pull-ups.
Transatlantic Ferry Flight Home
18:00 December 21, 2025
Prior to its return home in November, Hungary’s second—and final—KC-390 medium military transport aircraft underwent a comprehensive inspection and acceptance evaluation. The two-week test and verification programme was conducted by a designated team of experts from the Hungarian Defence Forces at Gavião Peixoto, within the Embraer aircraft manufacturing complex in Brazil. Our short film provides a detailed insight at how the aircraft handover and acceptance process was carried out.
Thinking together, planning together
14:16 December 19, 2025
Colonel General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of Defence Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces, met with his North Macedonian counterpart, Major General Sashko Lafchiski, in Budapest. This consultation is part of the military cooperation that has been consistently and intensively developed in recent years, which serves to strengthen NATO interoperability, to develop joint training, and to ensure stability in the Balkans region.
The Hungarian Defence Forces Have Undergone Significant Renewal over the Past Decade
10:55 December 17, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces have undergone significant renewal over the past decade. Modern equipment is now available, new capabilities have been developed and the HDF’s international cooperation system has strengthened, emphasized Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Kecskemét on 15 December.
Polish and Hungarian Comrades Stretch Their Arms Out as One
14:14 December 16, 2025
Hungary hosted the national blood donation campaign “Polish-Hungarian, One Blood” for the third time, organized in memory of Poland’s assistance during the 1956 revolution and war of independence, which the Hungarian Armed Forces also joined. At the Székesfehérvár stage of the program, Croatian, Lithuanian and American comrades also volunteered alongside Hungarian and Polish soldiers.
Hungarian Combat Vehicle Fleet Becomes Complete
15:05 December 15, 2025
With the arrival of the 44th Leopard main battle tank, the Hungarian combat vehicle fleet has become complete, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at the barracks of the HDF 1st Armoured Brigade in Tata on 12 December.
Three Hundred New Job Opportunities
13:41 December 15, 2025
Three hundred new job opportunities, requiring a high level of education, are being created by the German Rheinmetall investment in Szeged. This also contributes to Hungary becoming one of the most important centres for future technologies in Europe, declared Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Szeged on 12 December. The Ministry of Defence was represented at the event by MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky.
Lynxes over Hill and Dale
12:23 December 15, 2025
Making use of the opportunities offered by the terrain and the weather, the 1st Grenade Battalion of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade had a day and night driving training in hilly conditions in the Bakony.
Head of State Tamás Sulyok Visits Kosovo
14:33 December 9, 2025
Head of State Tamás Sulyok, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha and Chief of Defence General Dr. Gábor Böröndi visited the Hungarian soldiers serving in Kosovo on Monday, 8 December.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Hungarian–Turkish cooperation has never been this strong
11:20 December 9, 2025
“Ongoing since 2023, today the strategic partnership between Hungary and Türkiye means not only diplomatic cooperation but also a tangible resource serving national interests” – stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after a session of the Türkiye–Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Istanbul. The meeting was at once an occasion for holding bilateral discussions with Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler and Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır.