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
Memorial to the only French soldier killed in action in Hungary
12:54 April 17, 2023
In honor of the only French soldier killed in action in the area Hungary during the Second World War, a monume1nt is to be erected in French–Hungarian cooperation in Hungary.
FINABEL conference and jubilee anniversary
12:45 April 17, 2023
FINABEL, one of the most significant forums for European Land Force Commanders held its annual conference in Latvia in early April. The Hungarian Defence Forces were represented at the event by Colonel István Hajnal, Deputy Commander, HDF Land Component Command.
Egypt is our important friend and ally
12:42 April 17, 2023
On Friday, 14 April, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky held discussions with Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim El Shinawy in the Ministry of Defence.
Hungarian Chief of Defence visits Serbia
14:09 April 13, 2023
Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Chief of General Staff, Hungarian Defence Forces recently paid a visit to Serbia. During his two-day program, he met with General Milan Mojsilović, Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces.
Attachés’ visit to Székesfehérvár
09:53 April 12, 2023
On 6 April, 19 members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) visited Székesfehérvár to have an insight into the workings of the Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) and the Hungarian Defence Forces General Staff Joint Operation C2 Centre.
Hungarian–Serbian expert-level meeting
09:41 April 12, 2023
In early April, heading a delegation, Colonel Albert Gróf, Head of MoD Department for International Cooperation visited Belgrade at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart, Colonel Nebojša Svjetlica, Head of International Military Cooperation Department, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia.
French Ambassador to Hungary visits Debrecen
10:38 April 11, 2023
On 3 April, France’s ambassador to Hungary Claire Legras paid a visit to Károly Kratochvil Military Secondary School and Student Hostel in Debrecen, where, among others, she was received by MoD Deputy State Secretary for Human Resources Policy Dr. János Czermann.
Professional visit in Athens
10:32 April 11, 2023
MoD Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy László Hajnik recently paid a three-day visit to Athens at the invitation of Dr. Konstantinos Balomenos, General Director of National Defence Policy and International Relations of the Hellenic Ministry of Defence.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky: Building an independent, strong defence industry is crucial
10:12 April 11, 2023
Building an independent, strong defence industry is crucial”, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after his visit to Rheinmetall AG’s production plant in Germany.
Twenty-five years of the Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Battalion
13:18 April 3, 2023
At the end of March, the soldiers of the HDF 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade also participated in a ceremony held to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hungarian–Romanian Mixed Peacekeeping Battalion in Arad, Romania.