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| Nickname      = The Guards of Fiddlers' Green<ref name=fmsldf225>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 225</ref>
 
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The '''251st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
  
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==History==
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In [[2748]], the unit arrested a group of terrorists who were attempting to detonate a nuclear bomb. For this action, [[Taurian Defense Force|Taurian military]] observers added "the Guards" to the unit's original nickname "The Fiddler's Green Division."<ref name=fmsldf225/>
  
The '''251st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]].
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned as a part of the [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], which stationed it in the [[Taurian Concordat]].
 
 
==History==
 
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LVI Corps (Star League)|LVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], which stationed it in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. In 2748 the unit arrested a group of terrorists who were attempting to detonate a nuclear bomb. For this action, Taurian military observers added "the Guards" to the unit's original nickname "The Fiddler's Green Division."<ref name=fmsldf225/>
 
  
The unit was stationed on [[Burton]] in 2765, guarding the O-P Computer Electronics plant there. They also frequently observed [[Taurian Defense Force]] units engaging in wargames on the planet. These observations were used to develop counters to probable TDF strategies and tactics.<ref name=fmsldf225/>
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The unit was stationed on [[Burton]] in [[2765]], guarding the [[O-P Computer Electronics]] plant there. They also frequently observed Taurian Defense Force units engaging in wargames on the planet. These observations were used to develop counters to probable TDF strategies and tactics.<ref name=fmsldf225/>
  
It would later take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] [[2765]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref> The 251st suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in [[2766]].<ref name=SL157/>
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It would later take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] 2765.<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157: "Nineteenth"</ref> The 251st suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in [[2766]].<ref name=SL157/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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The Division comprised two brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 17 February 2024

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251st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
Disbanded 2766
Nickname The Guards of Fiddlers' Green[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LVI Corps

The 251st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.

History[edit]

In 2748, the unit arrested a group of terrorists who were attempting to detonate a nuclear bomb. For this action, Taurian military observers added "the Guards" to the unit's original nickname "The Fiddler's Green Division."[1]

In 2764, the unit was assigned as a part of the LVI Corps, Nineteenth Army, which stationed it in the Taurian Concordat.

The unit was stationed on Burton in 2765, guarding the O-P Computer Electronics plant there. They also frequently observed Taurian Defense Force units engaging in wargames on the planet. These observations were used to develop counters to probable TDF strategies and tactics.[1]

It would later take part in the Periphery Uprising 2765.[2] The 251st suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in 2766.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 251st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
Major General Manfred Filipovic 2765[1]

Tactics[edit]

The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.

Composition History[edit]

The Division comprised two brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 225
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 157: "Nineteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]