101st Jump Infantry Division

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101st Jump Infantry Division
Formed unknown
Nickname The Screaming Eagles
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command

Overview

The 101st Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Armington[1], 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.[2] The 101st survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 101st Jump Infantry Division
Major General Stephen Zeller 2764[3]

Tactics

The 1011th BattleMech Brigade is expert at combat drops.

Composition History

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

  • Parachute Battalion

References

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 73, "101st Jump Infantry Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133
  5. 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 73

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