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| − | The 189<sup>th</sup> formed a part of [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], and in [[2764]] was stationed in District 1 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]]. Following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery uprising the 189<sup>th</sup> was moved to District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region|CCMR]] in [[2765]] to backfill for units deployed into the [[periphery]].<ref name="SLp153"/> | + | The 189<sup>th</sup> formed a part of [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], and in [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Asuncion]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 253, "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command Map"</ref> in District 1 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]]. Following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery uprising the 189<sup>th</sup> was moved to District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region|CCMR]] in [[2765]] to backfill for units deployed into the [[periphery]].<ref name="SLp153"/> |
The 189<sup>th</sup> took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] and the [[division]] was disbanded by [[2784]]; elements of the [[division]] went on to join the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name="SLp153"/> | The 189<sup>th</sup> took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] and the [[division]] was disbanded by [[2784]]; elements of the [[division]] went on to join the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name="SLp153"/> | ||
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| + | The commanding officer in 2764 is [[Major General]] [[Nyoko Asagiri-MacNichols]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp81>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 81, "189th Jump Infantry Division"</ref> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Jump Infantry Division, 0189th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Jump Infantry Division, 0189th]] | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 30 November 2012
The One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[1]
History
The 189th formed a part of XXIV Corps, Fifth Army, and in 2764, the unit was stationed on Asuncion[2] in District 1 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the 189th was moved to District 2 of the CCMR in 2765 to backfill for units deployed into the periphery.[1]
The 189th took heavy losses during the Hegemony Campaign and the division was disbanded by 2784; elements of the division went on to join the Free Worlds League.[1]
Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Nyoko Asagiri-MacNichols.[3]
Composition
As an SLDF jump infantry division the 189th would have been formed from one brigade of BattleMech regiments and two brigades of jump infantry, which would have been supported by two Ground Aero Wings which protected and carried the infantry.[4]