101st Jump Infantry Division
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| 101st Jump Infantry Division | |
| Formed | 1918[1] |
| Nickname | The Screaming Eagles |
| Affiliation | SLDF |
| Parent Command | LXII Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 101st Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
The 101st could trace its history back over seven hundred years, to a unit from the Western Alliance nation the United States of America, the 101st Airborne Division.[1]
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Armington[2], assigned as a part of the LXII Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[3] The 101st survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[3]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 101st Jump Infantry Division | |||
| Major General | Stephen Zeller | 2764[1] | |
Tactics[edit]
The 1011th BattleMech Brigade is expert at combat drops.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 101st would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]
2764[edit]
- Parachute Battalion