Gábor Böröndi
Gábor Böröndi (born 6 April 1971) is a Hungarian military officer.[1]
Gábor Böröndi | |
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| Born | April 6, 1971 Kaposvár, Hungary |
| Allegiance |  Hungary |
| Service/ | Mechanized infantry |
| Years of service | 1992- |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands held | Chief of General Staff |
| Battles/wars | Iraq, Afghanistan |
| Awards | Ordre national du Mérite Knight's Cross Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary Commander of the Legion of Merit Golden Merit Medal for Service with Laurel Golden Merit Medal for Service Silver Merit Medal for Service Bronze Merit Medal for Service Peacekeeping Service Medal Service Medal for Flood Protection Service Medal for Officers 2nd Class Service Medal for Officers 3rd Class Migration Crisis Management Service Medal |
Böröndi was promoted to the position of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff by President János Áder, as a Lieutenant General on January 1 2019, and became Chief of the General Staff of Hungarian Defence Forces in April 2023. Polish ambassador addressed his remarks regarding the Invasion of Poland. [2] On August 20 2023. Katalin Novák, President of Hungary promoted him to Colonel General.[3]
Career
1992 – 1996 HDF 26th Mechanized Infantry Brigade "János Bottyán", Lenti
1996 – 1999 HDF 4th Mechanized Corps Command, Székesfehérvár
1999 – 2006 Ministry of Defence, Budapest
2006 – 2013 HDF 5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", Debrecen
2013 – 2017 HDF Forces Command, Székesfehérvár
2018 – 2019 Ministry of Defence, General Staff, Budapest
2019 – Deputy Chief of the General Staff
2021 – Military Representative of Hungary in NATO
2023 – Chief of the General Staff, Budapest
References
- "Dr. Böröndi Gábor altábornagy". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- Kęciek, Sebastian (2023-05-10). "Sebastian Kęciek nagykövet levele dr. Böröndi Gábor altábornagy, a Honvéd Vezérkar főnökéhez". Website of the Republic of Poland. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- "Chief of Defense Staff Promoted to the Rank of Colonel General". 17 August 2023.