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| nickname = The Golden Talon
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| Designation    = 17th Jump Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]]
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| formed        = unknown
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 17th Jump Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Golden Talon
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| Affiliation    = SLDF
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| Parent Command = [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]]
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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]] the 17th was stationed on [[Saiph]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 251, "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"</ref>, the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]], [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]], to the [[Terran Military Region]] and transferred to District 1 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL140>''The Star League'', p. 140, "First Army"</ref> The 17th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL140/>
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In [[2764]] the 17th was stationed on [[Saiph]],<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"</ref> the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXI Corps (Star League)|XXI Corps]], [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]], to the [[Terran Military Region]] and transferred to District 1 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL140>''The Star League'', p. 140: "First Army"</ref> The 17th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL140/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
The commanding officer in 2764 is [[Major General]] [[Ambrose Haughton]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp43>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 43, "17th Jump Infantry Division"</ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Jump Infantry Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Ambrose Haughton]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp43>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 43: "17th Jump Infantry Division"</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
* [[889th Jump Infantry Regiment]]<ref name=JFsb12>''Jade Falcon sourcebook'', p. 12</ref>
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]], the Seventeenth would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
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===Known Units===
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* [[889th Jump Infantry Regiment]]<ref name=JFsb12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0017th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|Jump Infantry Division, 0017th]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 11 November 2023

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17th Jump Infantry Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Golden Talon
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XXI Corps

The Seventeenth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764 the 17th was stationed on Saiph,[1] the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXI Corps, First Army, to the Terran Military Region and transferred to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region by 2765.[2] The 17th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 17th Jump Infantry Division
Major General Ambrose Haughton 2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division, the Seventeenth would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]

Known Units[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 140: "First Army"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 43: "17th Jump Infantry Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 12

Bibliography[edit]