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| nickname = The Zollikofen Division
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| Designation   = 263rd BattleMech Division
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| parent formation = [[Star League Defense Force]]
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| Disbanded      = [[2766]]
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| year    = 2764
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| unitname = 263rd BattleMech Division
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| Nickname      = The Zollikofen Division
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The '''Two Hundred Sixty-third BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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==Overview==
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The '''263rd BattleMech Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXX Corps (Star League)|LXX Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Reunification War]] [[2765]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref>. The 263rd suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in [[2766]].<ref name=SL152/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Midale]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[LXX Corps (Star League)|LXX Corps]], [[4th Army (Star League)|Fourth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] [[2765]].<ref name=SL152>''The Star League'', p. 152, "Fourth"</ref> The 263rd suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in [[2766]].<ref name=SL152/>
  
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==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 263rd BattleMech Division'''
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| [[Major General]]||[[Garth Svensen]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp75>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 75: "263rd BattleMech Division"</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Unknown.
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==Composition==
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As an [[SLDF]] [[BattleMech]] [[division]] the 263rd BattleMech Division would have been formed from two [[Brigade|Brigades]] of [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and a brigade of [[Mechanized Infantry]] regiments.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
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===2764===
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* 2631st BattleMech Brigade <ref name=FM:SLDFp75/>
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:*Heavy Assault Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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:*Battle Regiment
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* 2632nd BattleMech Brigade
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:*Heavy Assault Regiment
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:*Striker Regiment
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:*Battle Regiment
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* 2633rd Brigade
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File:SLDFBattleMech DivisionTOandE.jpg|Table of Organization
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
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Latest revision as of 11:41, 11 June 2023

263rd BattleMech Division
Disbanded 2766
Nickname The Zollikofen Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command LXX Corps

Overview[edit]

The 263rd BattleMech Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Midale[1], assigned as a part of the LXX Corps, Fourth Army, to District 3 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising 2765.[2] The 263rd suffered heavy losses, and was disbanded in 2766.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 263rd BattleMech Division
Major General Garth Svensen 2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition[edit]

As an SLDF BattleMech division the 263rd BattleMech Division would have been formed from two Brigades of BattleMech regiments and a brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[4]

2764[edit]

  • 2631st BattleMech Brigade [3]
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • Battle Regiment
  • 2632nd BattleMech Brigade
  • Heavy Assault Regiment
  • Striker Regiment
  • Battle Regiment
  • 2633rd Brigade


  • Table of Organization

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 152, "Fourth"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 75: "263rd BattleMech Division"
  4. ↑ The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]

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