17th Army Group (Star League)

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Seventeenth Army Group
Formed ~August 2767-October 2769[see Notes]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command Star League Defense Force[1]

Overview

The Seventeenth Army Group was the Star League Defense Force Army Group formed during the Rim Worlds campaign, to provide training and occupation forces to other SLDF commands. It became operational during Operation CHIEFTAIN, the effort to liberate Terra.[1]

History

Star League Era

In common with the other SLDF Army Groups, the Seventeenth Army Group was commanded by a General-rank officer who answered only to the SLDF High Command and the First Lord of the Star League.[1]

Following the 2767 formation of the Fourteenth Army Group to lead the invasion of the Rim World Republic, General Aleksandr Kerensky also authorized four additional army groups, to serve as training and occupation commands. Along with the Fifteenth Army Group, the 17th was reoriented as an operational force after the launch of CHIEFTAIN.[1]


Composition History

2772

Seventeenth Army Group (7 BattleMech Divisions, 22 Infantry Divisions, 13 independent regiments)[2]

Notes

  • The citable range for the Seventeenth's formation date can be narrowed down by the following criteria:
    • The Fifteenth through Eighteenth Army Groups were organized during the Rim Worlds campaign.[1]
    • The Rim Worlds campaign began in August 2067.[3]
    • The campaign ended, with the RWR's capture, in 2769, sometime prior to 29 October.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 37, "Military Regions and Army Groups"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 120, "Operation CHIEFTAIN: Star League Defense Forces Order of Battle"
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 30, "Amaris Coup/Star League Civil War"
  4. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 109, "Any Port In A Storm"

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