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| Designation = 272nd BattleMech Division | | Designation = 272nd BattleMech Division | ||
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
− | | Nickname = The Custer Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp101>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Custer Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp101>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 101</ref> |
| Affiliation = SLDF | | Affiliation = SLDF | ||
| Parent Command = [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | The ''' | + | The '''272nd BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]], [[Seventh Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]], to District 3 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL154>''The Star League'', p. 154: "Seventh"</ref> The 272nd was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL154/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 272nd would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 272nd would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
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===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | * 2721st Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> | + | * 2721st Brigade<ref name=FMSLDF13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref> |
* 2722nd Brigade | * 2722nd Brigade | ||
* 2723rd Brigade | * 2723rd Brigade | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization | File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
− | + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | |
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0272nd]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0272nd]] |
Latest revision as of 11:43, 11 November 2023
272nd BattleMech Division | |
Formed | unknown |
Nickname | The Custer Division[1] |
Affiliation | SLDF |
Parent Command | LXXI Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 272nd BattleMech 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 LXXI Corps, Seventh Army, to District 3 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 272nd was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 272nd BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | Ciprian Grigore | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 272nd would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]
2764[edit]
- 2721st Brigade[4]
- 2722nd Brigade
- 2723rd Brigade