Difference between revisions of "8th Infantry Division"
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| image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | ||
| − | | Designation = | + | | Designation = Eighth Infantry Division |
| formed = unknown | | formed = unknown | ||
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| − | | Nickname = The Sideways Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp187>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Sideways Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp187>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 187</ref> |
| Affiliation = SLDF | | Affiliation = SLDF | ||
| Parent Command = [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]], [[Fifteenth Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148: "Fifteenth"</ref> The Eighth was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL148/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Eighth Infantry Division''' |
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| [[Major General]]||[[Mahmoud Esmaieili]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp187/> | | [[Major General]]||[[Mahmoud Esmaieili]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp187/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the | + | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the Eighth would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 7 April 2023
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| Eighth 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 Eighth was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Eighth Infantry Division | |||
| Major General | Mahmoud Esmaieili | 2764[1] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
As an SLDF Infantry division the Eighth would have been formed from two Brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]