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

Military career

Nitsch was commissioned into the

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is a corps of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's Professional Engineers". History Prior to REME's for ...

in 1983. He became Commander of

102nd Logistic Brigade 102nd Logistic Brigade (102 Log Bde) is a logistic brigade of the British Army. Its role is to force generate and force prepare fighting elements, including the Headquarters, globally, for current operations and deliver capability to contingent f ...

and went on to be head of logistics for UK forces in Afghanistan. In February 2011 he took part in the joint US-UK investigation into the unsuccessful operation to release Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove. He became Director of Army Manning in April 2012 and General Officer Commanding Support Command in August 2013. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nitsch, Robert British Army major generals Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Living people Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers officers Year of birth missing (living people)