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| Designation    = Third Jump Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 3rd Jump Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = Freedom from the Skies<ref name=FM:SLDFp111>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 111</ref>
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| Affiliation   = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[XIX Corps (Star League)|XIX Corps]]
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==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 2 by [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref>The 3rd 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]], [[Eighth Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141: "Eighth"</ref>The Third was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL141/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 3rd Jump Infantry Division'''
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 3rd would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the Third would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==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 - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0003rd]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0003rd]]

Latest revision as of 18:52, 5 June 2023

Third Jump Infantry Division
Nickname Freedom from the Skies[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XIX Corps

Overview[edit]

The Third Jump 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 2 by 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2]The Third was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Third Jump Infantry Division
Major General Rene Then 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the Third would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[3]

References[edit]

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

Bibliography[edit]