Gábor Böröndi (born 6 April 1971) is a Hungarian military officer.[1]
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
Awards and decorations
1st row | Hungarian Order of Merit Officer's Cross on military ribbon | Hungarian Order of Merit Knight's Cross military ribbon | Merit Medal for Service with Laurel Wreath | Merit Medal for Service Gold Cross |
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2nd row | Merit Medal for Service Silver Cross | Merit Medal for Service Bronze Cross | Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Afghanistan | Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Afghanistan |
3rd row | Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Cyprus (UNFICYP) | Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) for service in Yugoslavia (SFOR) | Service Medal for Flood Protection | Migration Crisis Management Service Medal |
4th row | Service Medals for Officers 2nd class | Service Medals for Officers 3rd class | Ordre national du Mérite | Commander of the Legion of Merit |
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.
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