71st Infantry Division

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Overview

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

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LV Corps, Fifth Army, to District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1] The Seventy-first was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers

Major General Marcus Green (Ninth Baron of DuKirk) was the commanding officer in 2764.[2]

Composition

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

2764

  • 711th Infantry Brigade [2]
  • Attached Artillery Battalion
  • 712th BattleMech Brigade
  • Attached Engineer Battalion
  • 713th BattleMech Brigade
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • Battle Regiment

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 153, "Fifth"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 83
  3. The Star League, p. 133

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