159th Jump Infantry Division
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Overview
The 159th Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned as a part of the XIV Corps, Fourteenth Army, to District 1 of the Draconis Combine Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765.[1] The 159th survived the war, the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus, in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division, the 159th would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments, and two Ground Aero Wings.[2]