Difference between revisions of "71st Infantry Division"
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The '''Seventy-first Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Seventy-first 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 [[LV Corps (Star League)|LV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]], to | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LV Corps (Star League)|LV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]], as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL153>''The Star League'', p. 153, "Fifth"</ref>The 71st was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL153/> |
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+ | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 71st would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 17:04, 21 October 2012
Overview
The Seventy-first Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LV Corps, Fifth Army, to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1]The 71st was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Infantry division the 71st would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[2]