250th BattleMech Division
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| 250th BattleMech Division | |
| Nickname | The Stalingrad Division[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | LVIII Corps |
The 250th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
The 250th was moved to New Roland in 2759 and had approval to be overstrength in order to fortify the border.[1]
In 2764, the unit was still stationed on New Roland,[2] assigned as part of LVIII Corps, Seventh Army to District 3 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 in response to the Periphery Uprising.[3]
The 250th survived the Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784; however, elements of the division chose to remain in the Inner Sphere.[3] One battalion of the 250th joined the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns and formed the basis of the Third Ceti Hussars in 2783, becoming full strength when joined by a battalion each from the 199th and 396th Dragoon Regiments two years later.[4] More notably, five regiments of the 250th would become the Screaming Eagles mercenary unit in 2785,[5] a decision possibly influenced by the presence of two mercenary BattleMech battalions that had been on long-term retainer with the 250th for over a decade.[1]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 250th BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | Samuel Casteel | 2759 – 2764[1] | |
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division, the 250th would have been composed of two brigades of 'Mech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[6]
2759–2764[edit]
250th BattleMech Division
- Second Armored Cavalry RCT[1]
- An additional full brigade of infantry[1]
By 2764, the 250th had two mercenary 'Mech battalions on long-term retainer[1]
2785[edit]
250th BattleMech Division
References[edit]
- ↑ a b c d e f g Field Manual: SLDF, p. 99: "250th BattleMech Division"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 253: "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command"
- ↑ a b The Star League, p. 155: "Seventh Army"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 33: "Those Left Behind (Continued)"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 35: "Those Left Behind (Continued)"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - BattleMech Division"
- ↑ a b Mercenaries Supplemental Update, p. 105: "Screaming Eagles"
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 99: "Screaming Eagles: Soiled Honor"