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| Designation   = 30th Infantry Division
| parent formation = [XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]]
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| formed  = unknown
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| Disbanded      = 2779
| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 30th Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = Solidarity in the Trenches
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| Affiliation    = SLDF
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| Parent Command = [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]]
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''Thirty Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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The '''Thirtieth 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 [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref>The 30th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL141/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 3 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref> The Thirtieth was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL141/>
  
==Composition==
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==Officers==
As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 30th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 282nd Mechanized Infantry Division'''
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| [[Lieutenant General]]||[[Vonda Heffington]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDF111/>
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==Tactics==
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The Division had a well-deserved reputation for refusing to retreat while in defending prepared positions, even in the face
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of high casualties.<ref name=FMSLDF111>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 111</ref>
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==Composition History==
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the Thirtieth would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0030th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0030th]]

Latest revision as of 16:09, 22 April 2023

30th Infantry Division
Disbanded 2779
Nickname Solidarity in the Trenches
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XIX Corps

Overview[edit]

The Thirtieth 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 XIX Corps, Eighth Army, to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1] The Thirtieth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 282nd Mechanized Infantry Division
Lieutenant General Vonda Heffington 2764[2]

Tactics[edit]

The Division had a well-deserved reputation for refusing to retreat while in defending prepared positions, even in the face of high casualties.[2]

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Infantry division the Thirtieth would have been formed from two Brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 141, "Eighth"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 111
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]