Mungo Melvin
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Mungo Melvin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2011 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | UK Support Command (Germany) |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major General Robert Adam Mungo Simpson Melvin CB OBE (born 1955) is a retired British Army officer, and a military historian. He is best known for his biography of German field marshal Erich von Manstein. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Intelligence and Terrorism Studies.[1]
Educated at Daniel Stewart's College in Edinburgh, Welbeck College, Worksop, the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Downing College, Cambridge and the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Hamburg, Melvin was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1975.[2] He became Director, Land Warfare in June 2002, Director of Operational Capability at the Ministry of Defence in 2004 and General Officer Commanding United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) in 2006.[3] He went on to be Chief Army Instructor at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2009 before retiring in 2011.[3]
In 2009 he appeared as an expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia.[4] He is an associate senior fellow of the Royal United Services Institute.[5]
