28th Infantry Division

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Twenty-eighth Infantry Division
Nickname The Proud Blooded Irishmen[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command II Corps

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

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Sudeten,[2] assigned as part of II Corps, Twelfth Army to District 2 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region.[3] The Twenty-eighth was considered the primary defensive division of II Corps.[1]

The Twenty-eighth was moved to an undisclosed area 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 28th Infantry Division
Major General Stana Kalfin 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

The Twenty-eighth were considered defensive experts and unmovable once dug in.[1]

Composition History[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. a b c d Field Manual: SLDF, 149: "28th Infantry Division"
  2. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command"
  3. a b The Star League, p. 145: "Twelfth Army"
  4. The Star League, p. 133: "Divisions - Infantry Division"

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