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Ferenc Korom

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The native form of this personal name is Korom Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ferenc Korom
Born (1964-12-15) December 15, 1964 (age 59)
Szentes, Hungary
Allegiance Hungary
Service / branchHungarian Ground Forces
Years of service1987–present
RankColonel General
Battles / warsIraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus
AwardsCommander's Cross with Star of the Hungarian Order of Merit
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal

Ferenc Korom[1] (born 15 December 1964) is a Hungarian military officer. He served as the Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces from 2018 to 1 June 2021, when President János Áder dismissed him from the Chief of the HDF position. According to what the president said, Korom "fulfilled his duties with his best knowledge".[2]

Korom speaks fluently in English.

Career

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1987-1990 MH 33. Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Zalaegerszeg

1990-2004 MH 62. Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Miklós Bercsényi" , Hódmezővásárhely

2004-2007 MH 25. Infantry Brigade "György Klapka", Tata

2007-2008 MH Joint Forces Command, Székesfehérvár

2008-2011 MH 5. Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", Debrecen

2011-2017 MH Operational Group Command, Budapest

2018 MH Joint Forces Command, Székesfehérvár

2018-2021 MH Chief of General Staff

Deployments and Missions

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September 30, 1997 – September 22, 1998. ENSZ UNFICYP, Company Commander (Cyprus)

September 16, 2003 – September 19, 2004 ENSZ UNFICYP, Contingent Commander (Cyprus)

February 26, 2005 – September 9, 2005 NATO Iraq Training Mission, Trainer Senior Officer (Iraq)

January 8, 2007 – Augustus 1, 2008 MH Guard and Insurer Battalion, Battalion Commander (KFOR, Kosovo)

February 24, 2009 – September 22, 2009 MH Provincial Reconstruction Team (Afghanistan)

February 11, 2013 – Augustus 31, 2013 MH ISAF Chief of Staff (ISAF, Afghanistan)

September 26, 2015 – September 25, 2016 KFOR Deputy Commander (Pristina)

Awards and decorations

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1st row Hungarian Order of Merit Knight's Cross military ribbon[3] Merit Medal for Service with Laurel Wreath Merit Medal for Service Gold Cross Merit Medal for Service Silver Cross
2nd row Merit Medal for Service Bronze Cross NATO Accession Commemorative Medal (Hungary) Service Medals for Officers 2nd class Service Medals for Officers 3rd class
3rd row Service Medal for Flood Protection Migration Crisis Management Service Medal NATO-EU-OSCE-UN Service Medal Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) UNFICYP
4th row Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) KFOR Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) UNFICYP Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) NTM-I (Iraq) Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) KFOR
5th row Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) ISAF (Afghanistan) Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) ISAF (Afghanistan) Peacekeeping Service Medal (Hungary) KFOR NATO Medal ISAF
6th row NATO Medal NATO Article 5 medal for Operation Eagle Assist United Nations Medal UNFICYP Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal[4]
7th row Italian Joint Forces Medal of Honor from the Defense General Staff[5] Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Knight's Cross
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff
1 January 2019 – 31 May 2021 		Succeeded by

Personal life

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Ferenc Korom is married and has one child.

He enjoys reading, fishing, and sport.

References

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  1. ^ "Korom Ferenc vezérezredes". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. ^ "Elköszönt a Magyar Honvédség parancsnoka". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ https://www.uni-nke.hu/hirek/2019/03/14/rangos-kituntetesek-a-nemzeti-unnepen
  4. ^ https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2020/4/pdf/2004-cv-hung-chod-komor.pdf
  5. ^ https://honvedelem.hu/hirek/hazai-hirek/olasz-kituntetesek-magyar-fotiszteknek.html
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