Difference between revisions of "71st Infantry Division"

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| image    = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
 
| image    = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
 
| nickname = The Sydney Division
 
| nickname = The Sydney Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| parent formation = [[LV Corps (Star League)|LV Corps]]
 
| formed  = unknown
 
| formed  = unknown
| year    = 2764
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| year    = 2770
 
| unitname = 71st Infantry Division
 
| unitname = 71st Infantry Division
 
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==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]], 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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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 Seventy-first was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL153/>
 
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==Officers==
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Major General Marcus Green (Ninth Baron of DuKirk) was the commanding officer in 2764.<ref name=FMSLDF83/>
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
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>
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the Seventy-first would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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===2764===
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* 711th Infantry Brigade <ref name=FMSLDF83>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 83</ref>
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:*Attached Artillery Battalion
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* 712th BattleMech Brigade
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:*Attached Engineer Battalion
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* 713th BattleMech Brigade
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:*Heavy Assault Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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:*Battle Regiment
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 19:40, 18 July 2016

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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 Seventy-first was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers

Major General Marcus Green (Ninth Baron of DuKirk) was the commanding officer in 2764.[2]

Composition

As an SLDF Infantry division the Seventy-first would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of BattleMech regiments.[3]

2764

  • 711th Infantry Brigade [2]
  • Attached Artillery Battalion
  • 712th BattleMech Brigade
  • Attached Engineer Battalion
  • 713th BattleMech Brigade
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • Battle Regiment

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 153, "Fifth"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 83
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography