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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]], [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147, "Fourteenth"</ref>The 179th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL147/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]], [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147, "Fourteenth"</ref> The 179th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL147/>
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==

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Overview

The One Hundred Seventy-ninth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the VIII Corps, Fourteenth Army, to District 1 of the Draconis Combine Military Region and then transferred to District 2 in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1] The 179th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Composition

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 179th would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 147, "Fourteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

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