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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The ''' | + | The '''159th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | In [[2725]] the Division successfully took part in Operation Smother, to put an end to the ongoing fighting between House Davion and House Kurita forces, as part of the [[Second Hidden War]].<ref name=SL63>''The Star League'', p. 63, "Second Hidden War"</ref> | ||
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Hazelhurst]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XVII Corps (Star League)|XVII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]], to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151, "Third"</ref> The 159th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL151/> | In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Hazelhurst]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XVII Corps (Star League)|XVII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]], to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151, "Third"</ref> The 159th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL151/> | ||
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==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
| − | The commanding officer in 2764 | + | The commanding officer in 2764 was [[Major General]] [[Hanne Senft]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp59>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 59, "159th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0159th Royal]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0159th Royal]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Star League Defense Force - Exodus Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0159th Royal]] | ||
Revision as of 04:16, 13 July 2016
Overview
The 159th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.
History
In 2725 the Division successfully took part in Operation Smother, to put an end to the ongoing fighting between House Davion and House Kurita forces, as part of the Second Hidden War.[1]
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Hazelhurst[2], assigned as a part of the XVII Corps, Third Army, to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[3] The 159th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[3]
Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 was Major General Hanne Senft.[4]