179th Jump Infantry Division
179th Jump Infantry Division | |
Formed | unknown |
Nickname | Fireflies from Hell[1] |
Affiliation | SLDF |
Parent Command | VIII Corps |
The 179th 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 VIII Corps, Fourteenth Army, to District 1 of the Draconis Combine Military Region and then transferred to District 2 in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 179th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers
Rank | Name | Command | |
---|---|---|---|
Commanding Officers of the 179th Jump Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Carli Engen | 2764[1] |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 179th would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[3]