The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Shortt, Arthur Charles
Major-General
* 2nd of April 1899
† 10th of June 1984
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1940-07-16 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-10-16 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-24 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-12-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-12-24 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-05-17 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-11-17 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-05-29 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-07-31 | Colonel |
| 1945-08-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-11-01 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1949-12-29 | Brigadier |
| 1949-12-29 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1950-08-14 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-07-16 | – | 1941-08-17 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1941-08-18 | – | 1941-12-22 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-XX-XX | Commander Royal Engineers ? | ||
| 1942-06-26 | – | 1943-05-16 | Deputy Chief Engineer, ? |
| 1943-05-17 | – | 1944-05-29 | Director of Technical Training, War Office |
| 1944-05-30 | – | 1945-07-03 | Group Commander ?, 21st Army Group [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-02 | – | 1946-09-01 | Fortifications Adviser to Turkey |
| 1947-03-02 | Р| 1949-12-18 | Military Attach̩ to Greece |
| 1949-12-22 | – | 1953-07-27 | Director of Military Intelligence, War Office |
| 1953-09-07 | – | 1956-04-14 | Chief Liaison Officer, British Service Liason Staff to Australia |
| 1956-04-XX | – | 1961-02-XX | Director of Public Relations, War Office |
| 1956-06-20 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x185273, National Portrait Gallery, London