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Overview

The Sixty-third Royal 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

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XIII Corps, Tenth Army, to District 3 of the Free Worlds League Military Region.[1] It was stationed along with XIII Corps HQ on Cirebon,the Sixty-third Royal Infantry Division was considered the best-staffed and best-equipped division of its corps.[2]

Later it was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[1] The Sixty-third was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 63rd Royal Infantry Division
Major General Shasta Brandenburg 2764[2]

Tactics

They were adept at forming effective defensive embankments.[2]

Composition

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Star League, p. 143, "Tenth"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 129
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography