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| − | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | + | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]] |
| − | | Designation = | + | | Designation = First Infantry Division |
| − | | formed = | + | | formed = |
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| − | | Nickname = The Big Red One<ref name=FM:SLDFp195>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Big Red One<ref name=FM:SLDFp195>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 195</ref> |
| − | | Affiliation = | + | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] |
| Parent Command = [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[XLIV Corps (Star League)|XLIV Corps]] | ||
| Sub-Command = | | Sub-Command = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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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]], [[ | + | 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. |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the | + | | 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/> | | [[Major General]]||[[Clift Cantigny]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp195/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the | + | 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== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | |
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0001st]] | [[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.