208th Jump Infantry Division

208th Jump Infantry Division
Nickname Fire Jumpers
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LIV Corps


Overview[edit]

The 208th Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Remagen[1], assigned as a part of the LIV Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 208th 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 208th Jump Infantry Division
Major General Sarah-Jane Sladen 2763[3]
Lieutenant General Tirol Martin 2763-2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 208th would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 71, "208th Jump Infantry Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

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