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| Designation   = First Infantry Division
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| unitname = 1st Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Big Red One<ref name=FM:SLDFp195>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 195</ref>
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The '''First Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''First Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]], [[Sixteenth (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref>. The 1st was destroyed during the [[Reunification War]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL149/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]], [[Sixteenth Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth"</ref> The First was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL149/> The unit traced its lineage back almost 1000 years to a Western Alliance formation.
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the First Infantry Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Clift Cantigny]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp195/>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
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==Composition History==
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]], the First would have been formed from two [[brigades]] of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiments]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> In addition to the normal formations for a leg infantry division, there are the 345th Heavy and 346th Assault Tank regiments and a full regiment of artillery.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0001st]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0001st]]

Latest revision as of 20:18, 16 February 2024

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First Infantry Division
Nickname The Big Red One[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XLIV Corps

The First Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLIV Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The First was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2] The unit traced its lineage back almost 1000 years to a Western Alliance formation.

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the First Infantry Division
Major General Clift Cantigny 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Infantry division, the First would have been formed from two brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3] In addition to the normal formations for a leg infantry division, there are the 345th Heavy and 346th Assault Tank regiments and a full regiment of artillery.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 195
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]