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{{infoBoxStateUnit
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| Designation   = 17th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
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| nickname = n/a
| formed        =  
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| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
| Disbanded      =  
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| formed  = unknown
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 2764
| Nickname      = Peace Through Superior Firepower<ref name=FM:SLDFp171>Field Manual SLDF, 171</ref>
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| unitname = 17th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
 
| Parent Command = [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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The '''Seventeenth Royal Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
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The '''Seventh Royal Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the Seventeenth Royal was a part of [[VIII Corps (Star League)|VIII Corps]] within the [[14th Army (Star League)|Fourteenth Army]] and assigned to District 1 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]]. The Seventeenth Royal was then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]], in response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147, "Fourteenth"</ref> The Seventeenth Royal survived the war, the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<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 Destrict 1 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL147>''The Star League'', p. 147, "Fourteenth"</ref>. The 17th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL147/>
  
==Officers==
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 17th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Saki Nagasato]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp171/>
 
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==Tactics==
 
The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.
 
 
==Composition History==
 
The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Star League]]''
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*''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0017th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Royal Mechanized Infantry Division, 0017th]]
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0017th Royal]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0017th Royal]]
 

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