55th Infantry Division

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Fifty-fifth Infantry Division
Nickname Castor Commandos[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXXII Corps

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

History[edit]

Prior to the fall of the Star League, the Fifty-fifth was known for the large percentage of its personnel with bionic implants.[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned as part of LXXII Corps, Seventeenth Army to the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 in response to the Periphery Uprising. The Fifty-fifth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Fifty-fifth Infantry Division
Major General Laramie Spencer 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF infantry division, the Fifty-fifth would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]

References[edit]

  1. a b c Field Manual: SLDF, p. 207: "55th Infantry Division"
  2. The Star League, p. 155: "Seventh Army"
  3. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - Infantry Division"

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