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| nickname = The Jumpers of Mars
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| Designation   = 129th Jump Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 129th Jump Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Jumpers of Mars
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]]
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''One Hundred Twenty-ninth Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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The '''129th Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
The unit took its name from their hazing ritual of giving a new soldier a parachute and push them off the edge of [[Terra|Mars']] Valles Marineris canyon system.<ref name=fmsldf225/>
 
The unit took its name from their hazing ritual of giving a new soldier a parachute and push them off the edge of [[Terra|Mars']] Valles Marineris canyon system.<ref name=fmsldf225/>
  
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref> They were the garrison force for the [[Camadierre]] system, which lacked any habitable planets but had a large concentration of asteroids with minerals. The three large gas giants of the system had several moons, one of which was terraformed by the [[Department of Mega-Engineering]].<ref name=fmsldf225>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 225</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref> They were the garrison force for the [[Camadeierre]] system, which lacked any habitable planets but had a large concentration of asteroids with minerals. The three large gas giants of the system had several moons, one of which was terraformed by the [[Department of Mega-Engineering]].<ref name=fmsldf225>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 225</ref>
  
 
The 129th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL157/>
 
The 129th was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL157/>
  
==Composition==
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 129th Jump Infantry Division '''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Quinten Palomer]]||[[2764]]<ref name=fmsldf225/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition History==
 
As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 129th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 129th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0129th]]

Latest revision as of 16:06, 6 May 2023

129th Jump Infantry Division
Nickname The Jumpers of Mars
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LVI Corps

Overview[edit]

The 129th Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

The unit took its name from their hazing ritual of giving a new soldier a parachute and push them off the edge of Mars' Valles Marineris canyon system.[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LVI Corps, Nineteenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region.[2] They were the garrison force for the Camadeierre system, which lacked any habitable planets but had a large concentration of asteroids with minerals. The three large gas giants of the system had several moons, one of which was terraformed by the Department of Mega-Engineering.[1]

The 129th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 129th Jump Infantry Division 
Major General Quinten Palomer 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 129th would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 225
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 157, "Nineteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

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