8th Infantry Division
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]