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
Always in a team
10:54 June 27, 2023
On 22 June, during a Change of Command ceremony held on the Hungarian Defence Forces 47th Air Base in Pápa, Colonel Peter Söderström, the first Swedish commander of the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) passed over command to American Colonel Jason Mills.
Defence cooperation with the Republic of Niger
10:46 June 27, 2023
On Monday, 26 June the Hungarian and the Nigerien ministers of defence signed a letter of intent on defence cooperation in Budapest.
Fuel supply specialists on Exercise Air Defender
10:22 June 23, 2023
The fuel supply specialist personnel deployed at Wunstorf Air Base, Germany of the HDF Material Supply Store Base (HDF MSSB) recently participated in Exercise Air Defender 2023, the largest air force drills in NATO’s history.
Meeting of Visegrád Four Chiefs of Defence
10:18 June 23, 2023
For the first time this year, the Chiefs of Defence of the Visegrád Four (V4) countries met in Bratislava, Slovakia on 20-21 June. Besides General Daniel Zmeko, the Slovak host of the event, Polish Chief of Defence General Rajmund T. Andrzejczak, Czech Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Karel Rehka and Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces General Staff were also present at the working conference that is summoned twice every year.
Third airman involved in helicopter crash found in Croatia
18:31 June 22, 2023
According to information provided by the Ministry of Defence, the third crewmember of the helicopter that had crashed on Wednesday in the line of duty was also found under the wreckage of the helicopter on Thursday afternoon.
Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky expressed his condolences
09:19 June 22, 2023
Speaking on behalf of the government of Hungary and the Ministry of Defence at a press conference held on Wednesday, the Minister of Defence expressed his condolences to the next of kin of those killed in a helicopter accident in Croatia.
Hungarian military helicopter crashes in the line of duty in Croatia
09:15 June 22, 2023
Two Airbus H145M helicopters of the Hungarian air force were flying a training mission in Croatian airspace when one of them crashed with three airmen on board in the central part of Croatia. The circumstances of the accident are still unclear.
Strong bastion on international foundations
14:00 June 21, 2023
NATO’s command structure will become complete with the Székesfehérvár-based Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) achieving full operational capability (FOC) at the end of this year. The international Exercise Strong Bastion 2023 is a milestone in this process, since this is the event during which evaluators of the Alliance are conducting the Combat Readiness Evaluation (CREVAL) of the Headquarters.
Attachés’ visit to Győr and Pápa
14:36 June 20, 2023
On 13 and 14 June, twenty-three members of the Budapest Military Attaché Corps (BMAC) paid a visit to the HDF 205th Surface-to-Air Missile Regiment and the HDF 47th Air Base. During the visits, the diplomats gained an insight into the structure of the units as well as their scope of tasks and authority, and learned about their main military assets.
NATO’s DIANA programme offers Hungary new opportunities in defence and security issues
14:31 June 20, 2023
On 19 June, the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) network launched its first Challenge Programme, a call for proposals to solve critical defence and security challenges. This call for proposals is for innovators who wish to develop large-scale, dual-use – military and civilian – technological ideas and solutions to tackle today’s critical defence and security problems.