9th Jump Infantry Division

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Ninth Jump Infantry Division
Nickname The Meteors[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XLIX Corps

The Ninth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Aristotle,[2] assigned as part of XLIX Corps, Eleventh Army to District 1 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region and then transferred to District 2 in 2765 in response to the Periphery Uprising. The Ninth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 9th Jump Infantry Division

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division, the Ninth would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of BattleMech regiments, and two ground aero wings.[3]

References[edit]

  1. a b The Star League, p. 144: "Eleventh Army"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command"
  3. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - Jump Infantry Division"

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