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
Preparing EUFOR Commander visits NATO Joint Force Command Naples
13:16 November 13, 2023
On 8 November – in the spirit of preparing for the Hungarian EUFOR Commander’s (COMEUFOR) one-year tenure which is to start in January 2024 – Major General Dr. László Sticz, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces Force Modernization and Transformation Command paid a visit to NATO Joint Force Command Naples (JFCNP).
Türkiye is a vital strategic partner for Hungary
13:07 November 13, 2023
Hungary and Türkiye have the same interests, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky at a joint press conference held in the Ministry of Defence with Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Türkiye Yaşar Güler on 9 November.
NATO Battle Group in Újmajor
14:06 November 10, 2023
Camp Újmajor of the HDF Joint Forces Training Centre accommodates the multinational Forward Land Force Battle Group (FLF BG HUN), one of the NATO elements of Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2023. At the same time, besides the units of the Hungarian Defence Forces and the international personnel, the graduating students of the HDF Ludovika Battalion and the soldiers of territorial defence regiments have also been concentrated here.
“I’m starting the vehicle check!”
14:00 November 10, 2023
A Turkish soldier dismounts the Croatian MRAP armored personnel carrier, and after thoroughly checking the vehicle, signals to his comrade: he, too, can dismount. It doesn’t take long until the two of them secure the terrain – with increasingly precise moves, thanks to a lot of practice.
Türkiye is a vital strategic partner for Hungary
13:56 November 10, 2023
Türkiye is a vital strategic partner for Hungary, and our military-to-military and defence relations go back a long time – said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky after holding a discussion with the Turkish minister of defence in Budapest on Thursday, 9 November.
Hungarian Defence Forces conduct complex exercise to strengthen country defence
13:06 November 9, 2023
Speaking in the program “Napi Aktuális” of Hungarian television channel Hír TV on the day of starting the multinational countrywide Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2023, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the HDF General Staff said that during this exercise – the largest one in Hungary over the past 30 years – the Hungarian Defence Forces are mobilizing their reserve as well. In accordance with NATO plans, they are training for military operations that involve Alliance forces stationed in Hungary, and are cooperating with Hungarian civil administration to test its capabilities and level of preparedness.
Hungary’s NATO membership guarantees its security
12:53 November 9, 2023
Security is of key importance to Hungary and the Hungarian people, and the country’s membership in NATO guarantees its security as well as that of the wider region, stated President of Hungary Katalin Novák, Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 8 November.
Commemoration in Belgrade of soldiers fallen in the First World War
12:02 November 8, 2023
On 6 November, organized by the Defence, Military and Air Attaché Office of the Hungarian Embassy in Belgrade, a commemoration took place in Novo Groblje cemetery, Belgrade, in memory of those Austrian and Hungarian soldiers who had fallen in the First World War.
Largest military exercise of the past 30 years starts in Hungary
11:34 November 8, 2023
The multinational countrywide military exercise Adaptive Hussars 2023 has started. The opening ceremony held in Hódmezővásárhely on 7 November was attended by President of Hungary Katalin Novák, Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces; Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky; and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF General Staff.
Parliament approves sending of Hungarian military mission to Chad
11:19 November 8, 2023
On 6 November the National Assembly of Hungary approved the sending of a military mission in Chad, in the framework of which a maximum of 200 troops would serve in the African country starting from the spring of 2024.