39th Infantry Division

Thirty-ninth Infantry Division
Nickname The Manassas Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XIII Corps


Overview[edit]

The Thirty-ninth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XIII Corps, Tenth Army, to District 3 of the Free Worlds League Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The Thirty-ninth was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Thirty-ninth Infantry Division
Lieutenant General So Rockwell 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Infantry division the Thirty-ninth would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 129
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 143: "Tenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

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