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| Designation    = 294th  Mechanized Infantry Division
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==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 294th Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Isaias Cornelius]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp63>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 63, "294th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref>
 
| [[Major General]]||[[Isaias Cornelius]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp63>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 63, "294th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref>
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The Mechanised 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.
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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==
 
==Composition History==
The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanised 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==
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 11 November 2023

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294th Mechanized Infantry Division
Formed unknown
Nickname Zodiac's Light
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command LXVI Corps

Overview[edit]

The 294th Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Gambier[1], assigned as a part of the LXVI Corps, Third Army, to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[2] The 294th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers[edit]

Commanding Officers of the 294th Mechanized Infantry Division
Rank Name Command
Major General Isaias Cornelius 2764[3]

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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 151, "Third"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 63, "294th Mechanized Infantry Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

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