26th Infantry Division

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Twenty-sixth Infantry Divisiion
Nickname Defenders of Io[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LIII Corps

The Twenty-sixth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Castrovia,[2] assigned as part of LIII Corps, Seventh Army to District 3 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region.[3] The Twenty-sixth was often volunteered by Seventh Army to participate in ceremonies to maintain good relations with the Capellan Confederation, with little time for training beyond simulated exercises.[1]

The Twenty-sixth was moved to an undisclosed are of the Periphery in 2765 to take part in the Periphery Uprising. The unit was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[3]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Twenty-sixth Infantry Division
Major General Cheyenne Coleman 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Infantry division, the Twenty-sixth would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[4]

References[edit]

  1. a b c Field Manual: SLDF, p. 97: "26th Infantry Division"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 253: "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command"
  3. a b The Star League, p. 154: "Seventh Army"
  4. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - Infantry Division"

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