Difference between revisions of "8th Infantry Division"
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| − | | Nickname = The Sideways Division | + | | Nickname = The Sideways Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp187>Field Manual SLDF, page 187</ref> |
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 8th Infantry Division''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 8th Infantry Division''' | ||
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| + | | [[Major General]]||[[Mahmoud Esmaieili]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp187/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0008th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0008th]] | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 12 September 2021
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| 8th Infantry Division | |
| Formed | unknown |
| Nickname | The Sideways Division[1] |
| Affiliation | SLDF |
| Parent Command | XL Corps |
Contents
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.[2] The 8th was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 8th Infantry Division | |||
| Major General | Mahmoud Esmaieili | 2764[1] | |
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.[3]