123rd Jump Infantry Division
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Overview
The One Hundred Twenty-third Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
The 123rd earned its nickname of "The Filtvelt Fusiliers" when the 691st Jump Infantry Brigade defeated a company of pirate BattleMechs on Filtvelt in 2725.[1]
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Hortense[2], assigned as a part of the LXIX Corps, Third Army, to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed are of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[3]
The 123rd was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[3]
Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Also Baarda.[4]
Composition
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 123rd would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[5]