17th Jump Infantry Division
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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.
Contents
History
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
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 17th Jump Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Ambrose Haughton | 2764[3] |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
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]