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Robert Nitsch

Robert Nitsch

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Major-General Robert Malcolm Bowstead Nitsch CBE is a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Support Command.

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Military career

Nitsch was commissioned into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1983.[1] He became Commander of 102nd Logistic Brigade[2] and went on to be head of logistics for UK forces in Afghanistan.[3]

In February 2011 he took part in the joint US-UK investigation into the unsuccessful operation to release Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove.[4] He became Director of Army Manning in April 2012 and General Officer Commanding Support Command in August 2013.[5]

Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Nitsch was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours.[6] In 2014, he was appointed as the Honorary Colonel of Southampton UOTC.[7]

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  1. [1]
    "No. 49532". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1983. p. 14706.
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    Visits The Blue Beret, December 2010 / January 2011
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    "Robert Nitsch". Defence Viewpoints. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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    Linda Norgrove coroner praises US forces The Independent, 15 February 2011
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    Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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    "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 6.
  7. [7]
    Freedom of Information Request,25 July 2017}}
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