Major General Arthur Charles Shortt, CB, OBE (2 April 1899 – June 1984) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence from 1949 to 1953.
Arthur Shortt | |
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| Born | 2 April 1899 Weare, Somerset |
| Died | June 1984 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1956 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 10886 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Honour (France) |
Military career
editShortt was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 26 August 1916, during the First World War.[1] He served during the interwar period, where he was in charge of a company of Gentlemen Cadets at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich from January 1931.[2]
Shortt served in the Second World War as Director of Technical Training at the War Office from May 1943,[3] before seeing action in North-West Europe in 1944.[4] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 1945.[5]
Shortt became Director of Military Intelligence in December 1949,[6] in which role he regarded the British Army of the Rhine Intelligence Service "as the most important Field Agency on the Soviet Army anywhere".[7] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1951 New Year Honours,[8] and went on to be Head of the Joint Services Liaison Staff in Australia in September 1953 before retiring in April 1956.[9]
References
edit- ^ "No. 29723". The London Gazette. 1 January 1951. p. 8403.
- ^ "No. 33687". The London Gazette. 6 February 1931. p. 833.
- ^ "Arthur Shortt". Generals.dk. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Recommendations for Honours and Awards". Hut 6. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 37138". The London Gazette. 1 January 1951. p. 3218.
- ^ "Army commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1951. p. 3.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence senior posts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.