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Following the invasion of the Free Worlds League by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the [[Lyran Alliance]] in what was termed [[Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN]], Marshall [[Jeremy Brett]] took command of the local [[FWLM]] and launched a counteroffensive, under the name [[Operation BROKEN FIST]]. BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, as it struck into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Milton was one of the worlds hit and was captured by the League on the 1st of September, [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The planet was subsequently incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="J:FRp58"/>
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When new intelligence in late [[3076]] reported the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]'s latest military forays would focus on [[Dieron]], Protectorate officials augmented the planet’s defenses. Then in early [[3077]] additional reinforcements in the form of five [[Protectorate Militia]]s and two frontline divisions brought a level of military force previously unheard of in Dieron's history: a staggering twenty-two [[Level III]] formations and heavy orbital support. The exact WoB forces numbered [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second Division]], [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Division]], [[8th Division (Word of Blake)|Eighth Division]], [[14th Division (Word of Blake)|Fourteenth Division]], [[19th Division (Word of Blake)|Nineteenth Division]], [[23rd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-third Division]], and five Protectorate Militia ([[Liberty Protectorate Militia|Liberty]], [[Fletcher Protectorate Militia|Fletcher]], [[Acamar Protectorate Militia|Acamar]], [[Asta Protectorate Militia|Asta]], [[Milton Protectorate Militia|Milton]]) which were moved from their planets in the Protectorate as a surprise to the invasion forces.
 
When new intelligence in late [[3076]] reported the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]'s latest military forays would focus on [[Dieron]], Protectorate officials augmented the planet’s defenses. Then in early [[3077]] additional reinforcements in the form of five [[Protectorate Militia]]s and two frontline divisions brought a level of military force previously unheard of in Dieron's history: a staggering twenty-two [[Level III]] formations and heavy orbital support. The exact WoB forces numbered [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second Division]], [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Division]], [[8th Division (Word of Blake)|Eighth Division]], [[14th Division (Word of Blake)|Fourteenth Division]], [[19th Division (Word of Blake)|Nineteenth Division]], [[23rd Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-third Division]], and five Protectorate Militia ([[Liberty Protectorate Militia|Liberty]], [[Fletcher Protectorate Militia|Fletcher]], [[Acamar Protectorate Militia|Acamar]], [[Asta Protectorate Militia|Asta]], [[Milton Protectorate Militia|Milton]]) which were moved from their planets in the Protectorate as a surprise to the invasion forces.
  

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Unit Brief

The 1st Milton Protectorate Militia Division is one of the many militias raised by Word of Blake to defend the Word of Blake Protectorate. The unit was deployed in Milton. As of 3075, there were two units raised from this planet, the 1st and the 2nd.[1]

History

Following the invasion of the Free Worlds League by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the Lyran Alliance in what was termed Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN, Marshall Jeremy Brett took command of the local FWLM and launched a counteroffensive, under the name Operation BROKEN FIST. BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, as it struck into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Milton was one of the worlds hit and was captured by the League on the 1st of September, 3068.[2] The planet was subsequently incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate.[3]

When new intelligence in late 3076 reported the Ghost Bear Dominion's latest military forays would focus on Dieron, Protectorate officials augmented the planet’s defenses. Then in early 3077 additional reinforcements in the form of five Protectorate Militias and two frontline divisions brought a level of military force previously unheard of in Dieron's history: a staggering twenty-two Level III formations and heavy orbital support. The exact WoB forces numbered Second Division, Third Division, Eighth Division, Fourteenth Division, Nineteenth Division, Twenty-third Division, and five Protectorate Militia (Liberty, Fletcher, Acamar, Asta, Milton) which were moved from their planets in the Protectorate as a surprise to the invasion forces.

During the three-month assault, once Fortress Dieron main gate fell apart, the Blakists waged a scorched-earth campaign on the rest of the planet. Military manufacturing centers became frequent targets of sabotage, with critical Star League-era components destroyed and several complexes seeded with toxic waste or heavy radiation. The Word did avoid a large amount of collateral damage to civilian industries and interests during this campaign, however. Most non-critical infrastructure and services damage occurred from the intense and savage combat waged in and through civilian sectors as Omega and Rho Galaxies pursued the Liberty, Acamar, and Milton Protectorate Militias.

By the end of the campaign nearly ninety percent of the Blakist occupying force had been wiped out, so this command was shattered as an effective unit.[4]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 1st Milton Protectorate Militia

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

Unknown.

Reference

  1. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment
  2. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named J:FRp58
  4. Total Chaos, pp. 56-60 "DIERON"

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