208th BattleMech Division

208th BattleMech Division
Nickname The Thorin Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XXXVI Corps

The 208th BattleMech Division or the Thorin Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[1]

History[edit]

The 208th formed a part of XXXVI Corps, Sixteenth Army, and in 2764 was stationed in District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the 208th was deployed into the periphery. The 208th took heavy losses during the Periphery Uprising in 2765 and the division was disbanded by 2766.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 208th BattleMech Division
Major General Pony Adkins 2764[2]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 208th would have been formed from two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[3]

2764[edit]

  • 2081st Brigade [4]
  • 2082nd Brigade
  • 2083rd Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 149
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 193
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

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