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
The Hungarian Defence Forces Help Again
14:58 April 7, 2025
The Hungarian Defence Forces help control the infectious foot-and-mouth disease, wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page. Soldiers participate in disinfection and the securing of designated areas.
Hungarian Gripens at NATO’s largest-scale air exercise
12:58 April 2, 2025
Five JAS 39 Gripen aircraft of the Hungarian Defence Forces have recently deployed to Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark. The fighter jets are participating in the multinational tactical-level, live-fly Exercise Ramstein Flag 2025, which is being conducted in the airspaces of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark until 11 April – said the Ministry of Defence.
Serbia and Hungary Further Strengthen Their Military Cooperation
11:34 April 2, 2025
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky paid a visit to Belgrade on Tuesday and signed an agreement to further strengthen the military cooperation between the two parties.
Rotation in KFOR
12:45 April 1, 2025
The 32nd rotation of the Hungarian Defence Forces’ contingent (KFOR Tactical Reserve Battalion, KTRBN) recently started its service in Kosovo. The Transfer of Authority ceremony – held in Camp Novo Selo on 26 March – was presided over by Major General Enrico Barduani, the commander of the NATO-led KFOR mission in Kosovo. The event was also attended by Major General László Domján, ambassador and EU integration advisor, and Martin Sárik, deputy diplomat representing the Embassy of Hungary in Pristina.
They Got in Shape
12:28 April 1, 2025
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, on his social media page, congratulated Lieutenant Gergely Siklósi, who won an individual gold medal with a remarkable fencing performance.
Lieutenant Napóleon Papp wins bronze medal at World Championships
11:17 April 1, 2025
Lieutenant Napóleon Papp, a PT officer of the HDF Medical Centre Aeromedical, Military Screening and Health Care Institute gave an outstanding sports performance at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships organized in Florida on 30 March 2025.
Further Modern Military Equipment Arrives in the Hungarian Defence Forces
14:34 March 28, 2025
The fleet of the Hungarian Defence Forces has been expanded with further Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks, a Lynx infantry fighting vehicle and thousands of modern small arms, announced the defence minister on 28 March.
Successes and Recognitions during the Hungarian EU Presidency
12:26 March 28, 2025
“Our presidential events provided great opportunities for introducing our major results in the fields of the HDF’s modernisation, the revival of the Hungarian defence industry and the defence innovation, as well as our plans for the future”, evaluated Dr. Zsolt Kutnyánszky the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024. The MoD State Secretary for Force Development and Defence Policy handed over certificates of recognition from the prime minister to those participating in the preparation for and execution of the successful Hungarian presidency.
There can be no combat ready force without logistics
10:29 March 28, 2025
“The Hungarian Defence Forces 2nd Sustainment Regiment provides the logistic background to the engagement of our troops in international operations and foreign missions” – wrote Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on his social media page in connection with his visit to the Kaposvár-based unit on Thursday, 27 March.
Strengthening International Logistics Cooperation
14:04 March 27, 2025
Hungarian military leaders had professional discussions about the expanding possibilities for logistic and medical support to the Hungarian Defence Forces at the Luxembourg-based headquarters of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).