Black Band Legion
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262nd BattleMech Division | |
Formed | unknown |
Nickname | The Chief Joseph Division[1] |
Affiliation | SLDF |
Parent Command | LVII Corps |
Black Band Legion[2] | |
Formed | 2774 |
Affiliation | Mercenary |
Parent Command |
The 262nd BattleMech Division or the Chief Joseph Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[3]
One regiment of the unit remained behind in Aleksandr Kerensky's Operation EXODUS and would become the mercenary Black Band Legion.
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History[edit]
The 262nd formed a part of LVII Corps, Sixth Army, and in 2764 was stationed in District 2 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the 262nd was deployed into an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[3]
The 262nd suffered heavy losses in the Periphery in 2765 and the division was disbanded as a result; some elements of the division joined the rebels.[3]
These remaining elements eventually formed the Black Band Legion in 2774[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 262nd BattleMech Division | |||
Major General | Milos Petrusovych | 2764[1] | |
Commanding Officers of Black Band Legion |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition[edit]
As an SLDF BattleMech division the 262nd would have been formed from two brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of mechanized infantry regiments.[4]
2764 (SLDF)[edit]
- 2621st Brigade[5]
- 2622nd Brigade
- 2623rd Brigade
2774 (Black Band Legion)[edit]
- Reduced to 1 regiment.[2]