86th Jump Infantry Division
Eighty-sixth Jump Infantry Division | |
Nickname | The Banishers[1] |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | VII Corps |
The Eighty-sixth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned as a part of the VII Corps, Eighth Army to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765.[2] While stationed on Stewart in 2765, the Eighty-sixth found itself at odds with the Home Guard, one of the regiments of the Stewart Dragoons; the Home Guard had two battalions assigned to defending the Corean Enterprises factories, despite the presence of the Eighty-sixth.[3] The Eighty-sixth survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 86th Jump Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Dana Welcome | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division, the Eighty-sixth would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]