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| − | | | + | | Designation = Fifty-fifth Infantry Division |
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| − | + | | Nickname = Castor Commandos<ref name=FM:SLDFp207>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 207: "55th Infantry Division"</ref> | |
| + | | Affiliation = Star League | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]] | ||
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The '''Fifty-fifth Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Fifty-fifth Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | Prior to the fall of the [[Star League]], the Fifty-fifth was known for the large percentage of its personnel with bionic implants.<ref name=FM:SLDFp207 /> | |
| − | ==Composition== | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as part of [[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 division was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL155/> |
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| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
| + | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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| + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Fifty-fifth Infantry Division''' | ||
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| + | | [[Major General]]||[[Laramie Spencer]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp207/> | ||
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| + | ==Tactics== | ||
| + | Unknown. | ||
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| + | ==Composition History== | ||
| + | As an SLDF [[infantry]] [[division]], the Fifty-fifth 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== | ||
| − | *''[[The Star League]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
| + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0055th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0055th]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 31 March 2023
| Fifty-fifth Infantry Division | |
| Nickname | Castor Commandos[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XVIII Corps |
The Fifty-fifth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
Prior to the fall of the Star League, the Fifty-fifth was known for the large percentage of its personnel with bionic implants.[1]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as part of 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 division was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Fifty-fifth Infantry Division | |||
| Major General | Laramie Spencer | 2764[1] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF infantry division, the Fifty-fifth would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]