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词条 Anthony Mullens
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  1. Military career

  2. Family

  3. References

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Lieutenant General Sir Anthony Richard Guy Mullens {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|OBE}} (10 May 1936 – 27 November 2009) was a British Army officer who became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems).

Military career

Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Mullens was commissioned into the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards in 1956.[1] In 1972, as Chief of Staff of 8th Infantry Brigade, he handled the planning for Operation Motorman, which led to the removal of the barricades in Derry.[1] He was given command of his Regiment, at that time based in Germany, in 1976.[1] He was appointed Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 1980, Deputy Military Secretary in 1982 and General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division in 1985.[2] He went on to be Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1987[3] and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Systems) in 1989[3] before retiring in 1992.[1]

He was also Colonel of the Royal Dragoon Guards.[4]

In retirement he became an Associate of Varley Walker & Partners, a firm of consultants.[1]

Family

In 1964 he married to Dawn Pease; they had no children.[1]

References

1. ^Obituary: Lieutenant General Sir Anthony Mullens The Times, 3 December 2009
2. ^Army Commands {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf |date=5 July 2015 }}
3. ^Senior Ministry of Defence and Tri-service appointments {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033054/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf |date=17 November 2015 }}
4. ^NMVG {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328061654/http://www.nmvg.org.uk/userimages/NMVGPresidentAnnouncement%281%29.pdf |date=28 March 2012 }}
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