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| nickname = The Indiana Division
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| Designation    = Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]]
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| formed  = unknown
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| year    = 2784
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| unitname = 67th Mechanized Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Indiana Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp191>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 191</ref>
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| Affiliation   = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]]
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==Overview==
 
 
The '''Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry 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 [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref> The Sixty-seventh survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL149/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth"</ref> The Sixty-seventh survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL149/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 67th Mechanized Infantry Division'''
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Peter Owens]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp191/>
 
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The Mechanised Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.
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The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanised Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
 
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0067th]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 21 July 2023

Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division
Nickname The Indiana Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XI Corps

The Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry 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 XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[2] The Sixty-seventh 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 Sixty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division
Major General Peter Owens 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.

Composition History[edit]

The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 191
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]