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The '''209th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''209th BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
In [[2758]], the 209th was engaged with both [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces while performing peacekeeping duties.<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 161, "209th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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==History==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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*''[[The Star League]]''
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - BattleMech Division|BattleMech Division, 0209th]]

Latest revision as of 08:41, 24 June 2023

209th BattleMech Division
Nickname The Ardennes Division[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XX Corps

The 209th BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

In 2758, the 209th was engaged with both Rim Worlds Republic and Lyran Commonwealth forces while performing peacekeeping duties.[1]

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XX Corps, Thirteenth Army, to District 3 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The 209th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 209th BattleMech Division
Major General Stewart "Tripp" Stimpson VI 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 209th would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[3]

2764[edit]

  • 2091st Brigade [4]
  • 2092nd Brigade
  • 2093rd Brigade

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 161: "209th BattleMech Division"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 146, "Thirteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133
  4. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13

Bibliography[edit]