39th Royal BattleMech Division
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| Thirty-ninth Royal BattleMech Division | |
| Nickname | The Denebola Division |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | IX Corps |
The Thirty-ninth Royal BattleMech 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
In 2725, the division successfully took part in Operation SMOTHER to put an end to the ongoing fighting between House Davion and House Kurita forces during the Second Hidden War.[1]
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Raman,[2] assigned as a part of the IX Corps, Second Army to District 1 of the Federated Suns Military Region. It was then transferred to District 2 in 2765 in response to the New Vandenberg Uprising.[3] With the start of the Amaris Civil War, the Thirty-ninth would take part in the Hegemony Campaign to win back Terra. The unit would survive the fighting to take part in Operation EXODUS.[3]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 39th Royal BattleMech Division | |||
| Major General | George Roy | 2729[4] | |
| Major General | Tyrell Kaspar | 2764[5] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition
As an SLDF BattleMech division, the Thirty-ninth would have been composed of two brigades of 'Mech regiments and one brigade of Mechanized Infantry regiments.[6]
2764
Thirty-ninth Royal BattleMech Division [7]
- 391st Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 392nd Royal BattleMech Brigade
- 393rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Brigade
References
- ↑ The Star League, p. 63: "Second Hidden War"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Star League, p. 150: "Second"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 47: "Second Army"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 49: "39th Royal BattleMech Division"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 133
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 13