Difference between revisions of "39th Mechanized Infantry Division"

m (Adding Nickname)
m
 
(11 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{infoBoxStateUnit
+
{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
| image    =  
+
| image         = [[Image:Star League Logo.png|150px]]
| nickname = The Garnet Guard
+
| Designation   = 39th Mechanized Infantry Division
| parent formation = [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]]
+
| formed        =  
| formed  = unknown
+
| Disbanded      = [[2765]]
| year    = 2764
+
| Previous Designation =
| unitname = 39th Mechanized Infantry Division
+
| Nickname      = The Garnet Guard<ref name=FM:SLDFp181>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 181</ref>
 +
| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
 +
| Parent Command = [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]]
 +
| Sub-Command    =  
 
}}
 
}}
==Overview==
+
 
The '''Thirty-Ninth Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
+
The '''Thirty-ninth Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]] the Thirty-Ninth was a part of [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]] within the [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]] and was initially assigned to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was subsequently moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148, "Fifteenth"</ref>. The Thirty-Ninth was destroyed during the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL148/>
+
In [[2764]] the Thirty-ninth was a part of [[XV Corps (Star League)|XV Corps]] within the [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]] and was initially assigned to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was subsequently moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148, "Fifteenth"</ref> The Thirty-ninth was destroyed during the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL148/>
 +
 
 +
==Officers==
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 +
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 +
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 39th Mechanized Infantry Division'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[Major General]]||[[Marie Aguilera]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp181/>
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==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==
 +
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==
Line 18: Line 39:
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 +
 +
 +
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0039th]]
+
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0039th]]

Latest revision as of 17:45, 23 November 2023

Star League Logo.png
39th Mechanized Infantry Division
Disbanded 2765
Nickname The Garnet Guard[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XV Corps

The Thirty-ninth Mechanized Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764 the Thirty-ninth was a part of XV Corps within the Fifteenth Army and was initially assigned to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was subsequently moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The Thirty-ninth was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 39th Mechanized Infantry Division
Major General Marie Aguilera 2764[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 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 181
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 148, "Fifteenth"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]