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==History==
 
==History==
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Prior to the fall of the [[Star League]], the 55th was known for having a large percentage of its personnel having bionic implants.<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 207, "55th Infantry Division"</ref>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventh"</ref> The 55th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL155/>
 
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL155>''The Star League'', p. 155, "Seventh"</ref> The 55th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL155/>
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*''[[The Star League]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0055th]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0055th]]
 
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0055th]]

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Overview

The Fifty-fifth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

Prior to the fall of the Star League, the 55th was known for having a large percentage of its personnel having bionic implants.[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XVIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery by 2765, as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 55th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Composition

As an SLDF Infantry division the 55th would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]

References

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 207, "55th Infantry Division"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 155, "Seventh"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography