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| Designation   = 33rd Division
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| formed        = late 3060s
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| Disbanded      = [[3076]]
 
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| Nickname      = Purity of Heart
 
| Affiliation    = [[Word of Blake]]
 
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The '''Thirty-third Division''' was a "hidden" [[Word of Blake Militia]] unit which was revealed at the opening of the [[Jihad]].  The unit was noted for its operations in the [[Federated Suns]] as part of the Word of Blake's Federated Suns Military Theater command.
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
===Raiding Deneb Kaitos and Ruchbah===
 
The Division first appeared in [[3069]] where its divided into two forces to take worlds of [[Deneb Kaitos]] and [[Ruchbah]]. The elements sent to Deneb Kaitos, backed up by mercenary troops successfully overwhelmed the [[FedSun]] Planetary Reservist force on the planet.  However, on Ruchbah, 33rd's half-division meet with resilient resistance from the surviving forces after destroying a majority of the defenders.  The entire 33rd Division linked up on Ruchbah in effort wipe out the underground resistance consisting of citizens and surviving militia troops.  However, their efforts failed and put end to Ruchbah's resistance movement.
 
  
Word of Blake Militia command pulled the 33rd from the planet, citing higher priorities for the mainline unit.  The system was blockaded instead using its control of nearby worlds.
 
 
===Robinson Campaign===
 
The 33rd, freed of its attempts quell resistance on Ruchbah, were dispatched to Robinson to occupy the [[Draconis March]] capital.  They conducted their assault in [[3071]], where they manage to hold the planet until [[3072]]. Allied coalition of forces pushed the unit off the planet, inflicting heavy damage to it.
 
 
===Raiding in the Suns===
 
The unit in tatters, it returned to the [[Word of Blake Protectorate|Blake Protectorate]] to regroup. Two [[Level III]] formations emerged from shadows in late [[3073]] to begin concentrate raids on FedSun worlds on border with Protectorate. Finally part of what can descriped as minicampaign, was against worlds of [[Axton]] and [[Goshen]] in middle of [[3074]].  The Division most successful strike was when it inflicted considerable damage against [[Wangker Aerospace]] on Axton, causing them cease production which has not recovered from as of 3075.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 94, "33rd Division"</ref>
 
 
===Destruction===
 
The 33rd Division was destroyed on [[New Hessen]] in [[3076]].<ref name="J:FRp126">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 126, "Word Of Blake Militia"</ref>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 33rd Division'''
 
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| [[Precentor]]||[[Klaus Marx]]||6 November [[3071]] - 5 February [[3072]]<ref name=DS>''Defiant Stand''</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
===Other Officers===
 
* [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Joel Wordsturm]].<ref name=DS/>
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The unit is assembled and trained as a primary raider force.  Thus it known for quick swift attacks at the same time being not geared for defensive situations.
 
  
==Composition History==
 
===3069===
 
*Word of Blake [[Level IV|Division]]
 
  
===3073===
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==Composition==
*2 [[Level III]] formations
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==Rules==
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==Notes==
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===Game Rules===
 
The 33rd Division suffers a negative modifier to its initiative when it acts as the defender. When acting as the attacker, the unit gains the [[Off-Map Movement]] ability, as well as a positive initiative modifier at the beginning of the battle. However, this positive modifier decreases over the course of the battle, until it is forced to comply with [[Forced Withdrawal]] rules.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 141, "Rules Annex"</ref>
 
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==Reference==
 
==Reference==
<references />
 
  
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
  
[[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Division, 33rd|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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[[Category:State Units|Word of Blake Division, 33rd]]

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