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| nickname = The Orion Division
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| Designation   = Eleventh Royal BattleMech Division
| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 11th Royal BattleMech Division
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| Nickname      = The Orion Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp149>''Field Manual: SLDF'', 149</ref>
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]]
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The '''Eleventh Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
  
The '''Eleventh Royal BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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==History==
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In [[2721]], one of the officers from the Eleventh, Colonel Baumgarten, was serving as commanding officer of the [[Nagelring]] military academy on [[Tharkad]]. During that year, Baumgarten was responsible for recruiting future [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] into the Nagelring and the SLDF.<ref name=DC>''Destiny's Call''</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], [[11th Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to District 2 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL145>''The Star League'', p. 145: "Twelfth"</ref> The Eleventh survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL145/>
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==Officers==
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 11th Royal BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Shawna Orlando]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp149/>
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==History==
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===Notable Members of the Regiment===
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[II Corps (Star League)|II Corps]], [[Eleventh(Star League)|Eleventh Army]], to District 2 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Reunification War]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL145>''The Star League'', p. 145, "Twelfth"</ref>. The 11th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL145/>
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* [[David Rippon]]<ref name=H-OK162>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 162</ref>
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* [[Daniel Mattlov]]<ref name=JFsb11>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 11</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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As an SLDF BattleMech [[Division]], the Eleventh would have been composed with two [[brigades]] of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
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===2764===
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'''11th Royal BattleMech Division'''<ref name=FM:SLDFp13>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 13</ref>
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* 111th Royal BattleMech Brigade
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* 112th Royal BattleMech Brigade
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* 113th Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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<references/>
 
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Destiny's Call]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
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* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Royal BattleMech Division, 00011th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0011th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|BattleMech Division, 0011th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|BattleMech Division, 0011th Royal]]

Latest revision as of 07:09, 4 December 2023

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Eleventh Royal BattleMech Division
Nickname The Orion Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command II Corps

The Eleventh Royal BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History[edit]

In 2721, one of the officers from the Eleventh, Colonel Baumgarten, was serving as commanding officer of the Nagelring military academy on Tharkad. During that year, Baumgarten was responsible for recruiting future Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky into the Nagelring and the SLDF.[2]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the II Corps, Eleventh Army, to District 2 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[3] The Eleventh survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 11th Royal BattleMech Division
Major General Shawna Orlando 2764[1]

Notable Members of the Regiment[edit]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech Division, the Eleventh would have been composed with two brigades of 'Mech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[6]

2764[edit]

11th Royal BattleMech Division[7]

  • 111th Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 112th Royal BattleMech Brigade
  • 113th Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, 149
  2. Destiny's Call
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Star League, p. 145: "Twelfth"
  4. Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 162
  5. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 11
  6. The Star League, p. 133
  7. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography[edit]