41st Lyran Guards

Brigade Insignia of the Lyran Guards
41st Lyran Guards
Nickname Lettow[1]
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth
Parent Command Fifth Lyran Guards Division

The 41st Lyran Guards were a regiment of the Lyran Guards brigade active during the Star League era.[1]

History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

During the Star League era the 41st Lyran Guards was one of six regiments within the 5th Lyran Guards Division, one of five Divisions of active regiments within the Lyran Guards brigade in the closing decades of the Star League's existence.[1]

Like the other regiments of the Guards during this era, the 41st lacked any particular political ties - either regional or familial - unlike regiments in other brigades; commonly assigned to garrison postings, the 41st Lyran Guards and their sister regiments were postings of choice for those who wanted to work for the Commonwealth without either regional loyalties or particular ambitions. This led to the 41st and her sister regiments being manned by soldiers who were professional, but without the close-knit ties found in more parochial regiments. The LCAF was intent on generating more camaraderie and esprit de corps among the 41st and the other Guards regiments, but with little success by 2765.[1]

In 2765 the unit was stationed on Tamar, the former capital of the Tamar Pact and one of three provincial capitals within the Lyran Commonwealth. Tamar was the only planet in the Commonwealth to be the base location for two Lyran Guards regiments, as the 44th Lyran Guards were also normally stationed on Tamar; however, while the 41st was the official garrison regiment for Tamar, the 44th was serving as a strategic reserve for the local region, deploying to other systems and planets as required.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 41st Lyran Guards

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

41st Lyran Guards (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[1]

- At this point in time the Forty-first was based on Tamar.[1]

2786 - 2821[edit]

41st Lyran Guards (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[2]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Tamar. In 2821 the command was reduced to 50 percent of its strength and was deployed on Tamar.[2]

2830[edit]

41st Lyran Guards (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[3]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Tamar with an operational readiness of 90 percent.[3]

2864[edit]

41st Lyran Guards (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)[3]

Note: At this point in time the medium-weight unit was stationed on Tamar with an operational readiness of 66 percent.[3]

Reference[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 13-14, "Lyran Guards"
  2. 2.0 2.1 First Succession War, p. 139
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Second Succession War, p. 99

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