Carl Dodd (Irish Army officer)

This article is about the Irish army officer. For the US army officer, see Carl H. Dodd.

Major General Carl Dodd (c. 1942 – 18 September 2018) was an Irish Army officer who served as Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) from 2002 to 2004.

Carl Dodd
Born	1942 or 1943[1] Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
Died	(2018-09-18)18 September 2018 Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
Allegiance	Ireland
Branch	Irish Army
Years of service	1961–2004
Rank	Major General
Commands	United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 3rd Infantry Battalion Military College

Early life

Dodd was born in Mallow, County Cork, and moved from there in 1961 to join the Cadet School of the Military College in the Curragh, County Kildare.^[2]

Military career

Throughout his career, Dodd held senior appointments as Commandant of the Military College, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and Director of Operations.^[2] In September 1999 he was promoted to major general and took up the appointment of Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations).^[3] In 2002, Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General, appointed Dodd as Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Jerusalem.^[1]

Personal life

Dodd was married and lived (when not posted abroad) in Newbridge, County Kildare.^[2] He died on 18 September 2018.^[4]