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| Designation = 101st Jump Infantry Division | | Designation = 101st Jump Infantry Division | ||
− | | formed = 1918<ref name= | + | | formed = 1918<ref name=FMSLDFp73>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 73: "101st Jump Infantry Division"</ref> |
| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| Nickname = The Screaming Eagles | | Nickname = The Screaming Eagles | ||
| Affiliation = SLDF | | Affiliation = SLDF | ||
− | | Parent Command = | + | | Parent Command = [[LXII Corps (Star League)|LXII Corps]] |
| Sub-Command = | | Sub-Command = | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | The 101st could trace its history back over seven hundred years, to a unit from the [[Western Alliance]] nation the [[United States of America]], the [[w:101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]].<ref name= | + | The 101st could trace its history back over seven hundred years, to a unit from the [[Western Alliance]] nation the [[United States of America]], the [[w:101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]].<ref name=FMSLDFp73/> |
In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Armington]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[LXII Corps (Star League)|LXII Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref> The 101st survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL152/> | In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Armington]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[LXII Corps (Star League)|LXII Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref> The 101st survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL152/> | ||
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 101st Jump Infantry Division''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 101st Jump Infantry Division''' | ||
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− | | [[Major General]]||[[Stephen Zeller]]||[[2764]]<ref name= | + | | [[Major General]]||[[Stephen Zeller]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FMSLDFp73/> |
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 101st would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 101st would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | * [[1011th BattleMech Brigade]]<ref name= | + | * [[1011th BattleMech Brigade]]<ref name=FMSLDFp73/> |
− | * [[1015th Ground Aero Wing]]<ref name= | + | * [[1015th Ground Aero Wing]]<ref name=FMSLDFp73/> |
:*Parachute Battalion | :*Parachute Battalion | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 11 November 2023
101st Jump Infantry Division | |
Formed | 1918[1] |
Nickname | The Screaming Eagles |
Affiliation | SLDF |
Parent Command | LXII Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The 101st Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
The 101st could trace its history back over seven hundred years, to a unit from the Western Alliance nation the United States of America, the 101st Airborne Division.[1]
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Armington[2], assigned as a part of the LXII Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[3] The 101st survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[3]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the 101st Jump Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Stephen Zeller | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
The 1011th BattleMech Brigade is expert at combat drops.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 101st would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]
2764[edit]
- Parachute Battalion