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
Joint Hungarian–North Macedonian SOF exercise
13:30 September 22, 2025
As part of the defence Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025 organized within the framework of NATO, Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) soldiers held a joint training program with the allied North Macedonian forces. The main objective of the one-week Cold Peak 2025 was to develop their rapid reaction capabilities – with regrouping in a foreign environment. Together with his counterpart, North Macedonian Chief of Defence Major General Saško Lafčiski, General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff also observed the training in North Macedonia, which was conducted with the aim of assisting cooperation within NATO.
ADHU 25: The Hungarian Defence Forces are augmenting their most complex operation with reservists
12:25 September 22, 2025
“The largest-scale and most complex exercise of the Hungarian Defence Forces since the regime change has reached another milestone: on Monday, more than 1000 reservists are going to join the territorial defence regiments to undergo a kind of training that is organically connected with the operations of Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025” – announced Brigadier General Dr. László Drót, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces Territorial Defence and Military Augmentation Command.
Hungary continues to firmly support Serbia’s EU accession
11:27 September 22, 2025
The peace and stability of the Western Balkans are in Hungary’s national interest, and Serbia has a key role in them – declared Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Belgrade after his discussion with Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gašić. The Hungarian minister of defence emphasized that Serbia’s place and future are in the European Union.
“Soldiers don’t fight for war but for peace”
15:12 September 18, 2025
The area of River Isonzo was the venue of one of the cruelest and most senseless bloodbaths of the First World War, where hundreds of thousands of troops fell or got wounded during the fights. 110 years after opening the third front of the Great War, 110 Hungarian students are paying tribute to the heroes’ memory at memorial sites in the area. On the first day of their visit, they explored the town of Kobarid, the Outdoor Museum in Kolovrat and the Austro-Hungarian military cemetery in Loče.
“We are proud to partner with the Hungarian Defence Forces”
14:07 September 17, 2025
“One of the most phenomenal developments of the Hungarian Defence Forces has been in the field of territorial defence” – said Brigadier General Matthew S. Woodruff, Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard (ONG). During his dayslong visit to Hungary, the American general – who had been appointed Adjutant General in May – met with, among others, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff.
The Hungarian–American military partnership is today stronger than ever
12:12 September 17, 2025
On 15 September, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky received the Adjutant General of the Ohio National Guard Brigadier General Matthew S. Woodruff in the Ministry of Defence.
Strong alliance – on all levels
12:28 September 16, 2025
On Friday, 12 September, in Poland and Lithuania, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Defence Minister Tamás Vargha and General Dr. Gábor Böröndi, Chief of HDF Defence Staff discussed regional security challenges, the strengthening of cooperation among NATO allies and the possibilities for developing collective defence capabilities.
Harmony in the Sky
12:20 September 16, 2025
Within the framework of the pre-planned, joint, whole-of-government, defence Exercise Adaptive Hussars 2025, paratroopers of the Parachute Squadron of the HDF Special Operations Command are executing parachute jumps from KC-390 transport aircraft above the “zero” point shooting range and military training area. The objective of the exercise is to strengthen SOF capabilities, especially those related to covert and quick reaction deployments.
Power in motion
11:07 September 16, 2025
This dynamic aerial footage highlights some moments of the flights performed by the Hungarian Gripens during the Baltic Air Policing mission 2025, including a formation flight with French Rafales.
Serious recognition and opportunity
10:09 September 16, 2025
The main planning conference of the U.S. Army’s largest annual exercise in Europe – conducted with its NATO allies and partner countries – was held in Budapest, Hungary. For one week, more than 250 soldiers from 11 countries were discussing the elements of next year’s exercise serues Defender 26 in Bálna Defence Centre.