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
Exchanging views on cyber defence
16:00 October 26, 2022
On 24 October, a visit to the HDF Cyber and Information Operations Centre was made by a three-man delegation of the U.S. Joint Staff J7, accompanied by Brigadier General Prof. Dr. László Kovács, Cyber Defence Inspector at the Service Inspectorate of the Hungarian Defence Forces Command and Colonel Dr. Gábor Boldizsár, associate professor.
European Union Military Committee meets at Chiefs of Defence level in Brussels
13:12 October 26, 2022
At the meeting held in Brussels on 24 and 25 October, Hungary was represented by Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces
The Gidrán is the embodiment of Turkish–Hungarian defence industrial cooperation
13:03 October 26, 2022
Turkey and Hungary are building the Hungarian armed forces with a joint development – the Gidrán combat vehicle is the embodiment of Turkish–Hungarian defence industrial cooperation, stated Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on the second day of his visit to Turkey, on Tuesday, 25 October.
Headquarters Multinational Division Centre can reach a milestone
12:06 October 26, 2022
The official document proposing the declaration of the Initial Operational Capability of Headquarters Multinational Division Centre (HQ MND-C) has been signed in Brussels.
Tribute to the common past
17:21 October 25, 2022
The memorial to Austro-Hungarian troops in Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park, Canakkale, Turkey pays tribute to the common past of Hungary and Turkey, said Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on Tuesday, 25 October, on the occasion of unveiling – together with Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar – a monument to those Austro-Hungarian artillerymen who had fought in defence of the Dardanelles during the First World War.
Turkey is an important strategic partner of Hungary
12:13 October 25, 2022
Hungary and Turkey are important partners and allies in several fields, from trade to economy to culture and to defence issues – this was what Minister of Defence Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky stated in Ankara after having a discussion with Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar on Monday, 24 October. The ministers signed a letter of intent on creating the legal basis for future military cooperation between the two countries.
Visit to the Multinational Land Force Headquarters
15:14 October 24, 2022
The officer cadets of the National University of Public Service Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training (NUPS FMSOT) recently paid a visit to the Multinational Land Force Headquarters (MLF HQ) based in Udine, Italy.
Professional visit to the Hellenic Air Force Academy in Athens
15:08 October 24, 2022
In early October, the National University of Public Service Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training (NUPS FMSOT) staff from Szolnok paid a professional visit to the Hellenic Air Force Academy (HAFA) in Athens.
Deputy commander of Hungarian Defence Forces visits Germany
13:22 October 24, 2022
Lieutenant General Zsolt Sándor, Deputy Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces recently paid a dayslong visit to Germany, where he met with, among others, Lieutenant General Markus Laubenthal, Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr and with Lieutenant General Gert Nultsch, Head of Planning Directorate, Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany.
Commander of Hungarian Defence Forces holds discussion with Chief of Defence of North Macedonia
12:56 October 20, 2022
On 19 October, Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi PhD, Commander, Hungarian Defence Forces received, with military honors, Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurchinovski, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of North Macedonia in Heroes’ Square, Budapest.