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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image         = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]]
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| image     = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
| Designation    = 161st Mechanized Infantry Division
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| nickname  = n/a
| formed        =  
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| parent formation = [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]]
| Disbanded      = [[2767]]<ref name="FSWp34"/>
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| formed    = unknown
| Previous Designation =  
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| disbanded = 2767<ref name="FSWp34"/>
| Nickname      = Bayonets Affixed<ref name=FM:SLDF223>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 223</ref>
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| year      = 2765
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
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| unitname  = 161st Mechanized Infantry Division
| Parent Command = [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
}}
 
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==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]] the 161st was assigned, as part of [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]] to take part in the SLDF response to the [[Periphery Uprising]]. The 161st took heavy losses during the Uprising, and the [[division]] was disbanded.<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157: "Nineteenth"</ref> An ad hoc regiment of personnel from the 161st defected to the [[Taurian Concordat]] in [[2766]], but was destroyed in [[2767]].<ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34: "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref>
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In [[2764]] the 161st was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], to take part in the SLDF response to the [[Periphery Uprising]]. The 161st took heavy losses during the Uprising, and the [[division]] was disbanded.<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref> An ad-hoc regiment of personnel from the 161st defected to the [[Taurian Concordat]] in [[2766]], but was destroyed in [[2767]].<ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34, "Those Left Behind (Continued)"</ref>
 
 
==Officers==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 161st Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Alexandra Duford]]||[[2764]]<ref name="FM:SLDFp223">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 223: "LVI Corps"</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The mechanized infantry divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.
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The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
The division comprised two brigades of mechanized infantry and a single BattleMech brigade. Also attached was a ground aero wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
 
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0161st]]
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0161st]]
 

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