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==History== | ==History== | ||
The 19th Army had been operating on a footing close to an actual war footing for some years prior to the [[Periphery Uprising]] due to the Concordat's tendency to be a hotbed for trouble within the [[Periphery]]. Consistently facing an ongoing low-level insurrection and an antagonistic civil population, the 19th were better prepared than many for the explosion of violence that heralded the beginning of the Uprising; the 19th chose to withdraw from some conflict zones while contesting others, and the presence of [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] in the 19th's midst kept morale high, even though the 19th had taken substantial losses by mid [[2767]]. Of the twenty-one [[Division]]s and thirty Independent [[Regiment]]s that formed the 19th on paper, by the time of the 2767 ceasefire ten Divisions and eleven Regiments had been destroyed or disbanded, leaving the 19th operating at just fifty-four percent of its original combat strength.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 45, "Nineteenth Army"</ref> | The 19th Army had been operating on a footing close to an actual war footing for some years prior to the [[Periphery Uprising]] due to the Concordat's tendency to be a hotbed for trouble within the [[Periphery]]. Consistently facing an ongoing low-level insurrection and an antagonistic civil population, the 19th were better prepared than many for the explosion of violence that heralded the beginning of the Uprising; the 19th chose to withdraw from some conflict zones while contesting others, and the presence of [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] in the 19th's midst kept morale high, even though the 19th had taken substantial losses by mid [[2767]]. Of the twenty-one [[Division]]s and thirty Independent [[Regiment]]s that formed the 19th on paper, by the time of the 2767 ceasefire ten Divisions and eleven Regiments had been destroyed or disbanded, leaving the 19th operating at just fifty-four percent of its original combat strength.<ref name="H:LoTv1p45">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 45, "Nineteenth Army"</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2765 the Commanding Officer of the 20th Army was [[General]] [[Cristian Greene]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p45"/> | ||
==Corps== | ==Corps== | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 4 September 2012
Contents
Overview
The Star League Defense Forces 19th Army was assigned to operations within the Taurian Concordat Region of the Periphery Military Region.[1]
History
The 19th Army had been operating on a footing close to an actual war footing for some years prior to the Periphery Uprising due to the Concordat's tendency to be a hotbed for trouble within the Periphery. Consistently facing an ongoing low-level insurrection and an antagonistic civil population, the 19th were better prepared than many for the explosion of violence that heralded the beginning of the Uprising; the 19th chose to withdraw from some conflict zones while contesting others, and the presence of General Aleksandr Kerensky in the 19th's midst kept morale high, even though the 19th had taken substantial losses by mid 2767. Of the twenty-one Divisions and thirty Independent Regiments that formed the 19th on paper, by the time of the 2767 ceasefire ten Divisions and eleven Regiments had been destroyed or disbanded, leaving the 19th operating at just fifty-four percent of its original combat strength.[2]
Officers
In 2765 the Commanding Officer of the 20th Army was General Cristian Greene.[2]
Corps
Composition
2765
- 6 BattleMech Divisions[2]
- 15 Infantry Divisions[2]
- 30 Independent Regiments[2]
2767
By mid-2767 the 19th Army was operating at 54% of full combat strength.[2]