8th Infantry Division
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Eighth Infantry Division | |
Nickname | The Sideways Division[1] |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | XL Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The Eighth 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 XL Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The Eighth was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the Eighth Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Mahmoud Esmaieili | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Infantry division the Eighth would have been formed from two Brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]