Arthur Shortt

Arthur Shortt
Born 2 April 1899
Weare, Somerset
Died 1984
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service 1916–56
Rank Major-General
Battles/wars First World War
Second World War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Arthur Charles Shortt CB OBE (2 April 1899 – 1984) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence.

Military career

Shortt was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 26 August 1916 during the First World War.[1] He served in the Second World War as Director of Technical Training at the War Office from May 1943[2] before seeing action in North-West Europe in 1944.[3]

He became Director of Military Intelligence in December 1949[4] in which role he regarded the British Army of the Rhine Intelligence Service "as the most important Field Agency on the Soviet Army anywhere".[5] He went on to be Head of the Joint Services Liaison Staff in Australia in September 1953 before retiring in April 1956.[6]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 1945[7] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1951 New Year Honours.[8]

References

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29723. p. 8403. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Arthur Shortt". Generals.dk. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Recommendations for Honours and Awards". Hut 6. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Army commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Aldrich, Richard (February 2008). "Intelligence within BAOR and NATO's Northern Army Group" (PDF). The Journal of Strategic Studies. p. 97. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ministry of Defence senior posts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 37138. p. 3218. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 39104. p. 3. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Douglas Packard		 Director of Military Intelligence
1949–1953 		Succeeded by
Valentine Boucher
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