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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image         = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]]
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| image   = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]]
| Designation    = 297th Mechanized Infantry Division
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| nickname = n/a
| formed        =  
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| parent formation = [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]]
| Disbanded      =
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| formed  = unknown
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 2764
| Nickname      = The Hard Luck Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp109>Field Manual SLDF, 109</ref>
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| unitname = 297th Mechanized Infantry Division
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
 
| Parent Command = [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command    =  
 
 
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}}
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''297th Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
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The '''Two Hundred Ninety-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref> The 297th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL141/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]], to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref>The 275th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL141/>
 
 
==Officers==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 297th Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 
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| [[Major General]]||[[Celina Brocious]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp109/>
 
|}
 
 
 
==Tactics==
 
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 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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*[[2004th Battle Regiment]]
 
 
===Known Units===
 
* [[2004th Battle Regiment]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
 
*''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
  
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0297th]]
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0297th]]

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