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| Designation   = 56th Royal Jump Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]]
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| Disbanded      = [[2779]]
| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 56th Royal Jump Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = On the Bounce
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| Parent Command = [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]]
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==Overview==
 
 
The '''Fifty-sixth Royal Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
 
The '''Fifty-sixth Royal Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]], [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]], to the [[Terran Military Region]] and then transferred to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] by [[2765]] to take part in the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]].<ref name=SL140>''The Star League'', p. 140, "First"</ref>The 56th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL140/>
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In [[2764]], the Fifty-sixth was stationed on [[Outreach]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"</ref> The unit was assigned, as a part of the [[X Corps (Star League)|X Corps]], [[1st Army (Star League)|First Army]], to the [[Terran Military Region]] and then transferred to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] by [[2765]] to take part in the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]].<ref name=SL140>''The Star League'', p. 140: "First"</ref> The Fifty-sixth was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL140/>
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 56th Royal Jump Infantry Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Uther Parsons]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp41>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 41: "56th Royal Jump Infantry Division"</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
  
==Composition==
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==Composition History==
As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 56th 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 Fifty-sixth would have been formed from two [[brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech]] [[regiments]] 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==
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*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Jump Infantry Division, 0056th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0056th Royal]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Royal Commands|Jump Infantry Division, 0056th Royal]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, 11 November 2023

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56th Royal Jump Infantry Division
Disbanded 2779
Nickname On the Bounce
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command X Corps

The Fifty-sixth Royal Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History[edit]

In 2764, the Fifty-sixth was stationed on Outreach.[1] The unit was assigned, as a part of the X Corps, First Army, to the Terran Military Region and then transferred to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region by 2765 to take part in the New Vandenberg Uprising.[2] The Fifty-sixth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 56th Royal Jump Infantry Division
Major General Uther Parsons 2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division, the Fifty-sixth would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of BattleMech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 251: "SLDF - Terran Hegemony Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 140: "First"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 41: "56th Royal Jump Infantry Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]