Arthur Shortt

Arthur Shortt
Born	2 April 1899 Weare, Somerset
Died	1984
Allegiance	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). 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). 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.