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Revision as of 07:21, 26 August 2021

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8th Infantry Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Sideways Division
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command XL Corps

Overview

The Eighth 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 XL Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[1] The 8th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 8th Infantry Division

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

As an SLDF Infantry division the 8th would have been formed from two Brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 148, "Fifteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography