Difference between revisions of "48th Jump Infantry Division"

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==History==
 
==History==
The Forty-Eighth was a part of the [[XVIII Corps (Star League)|XVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], and in [[2764]] was assigned to an undisclosed world in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Territorial States|territorial state]]. The Forty-Eighth was caught up in the rebellion that followed the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] in [[2765]] and suffered heavy casualties. The Forty-Eighth disbanded as a result, with two Battalions of the [[division]] joining the rebels. These rogue elements were destroyed in combat in [[2767]]<ref name="SLp155">''The Star League'', p. 155</ref><ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34, "Those Left Behind"</ref>
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The Forty-Eighth was a part of the [[XLVIII Corps (Star League)|XLVIII Corps]], [[17th Army (Star League)|Seventeenth Army]], and in [[2764]] was assigned to an undisclosed world in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Territorial States|territorial state]]. The Forty-Eighth was caught up in the rebellion that followed the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] in [[2765]] and suffered heavy casualties. The Forty-Eighth disbanded as a result, with two Battalions of the [[division]] joining the rebels. These rogue elements were destroyed in combat in [[2767]]<ref name="SLp155">''The Star League'', p. 155</ref><ref name="FSWp34">''First Succession War'', p. 34, "Those Left Behind"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==

Revision as of 02:31, 28 July 2021

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Overview

The Forty-Eighth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

The Forty-Eighth was a part of the XLVIII Corps, Seventeenth Army, and in 2764 was assigned to an undisclosed world in the Magistracy of Canopus territorial state. The Forty-Eighth was caught up in the rebellion that followed the New Vandenberg Uprising in 2765 and suffered heavy casualties. The Forty-Eighth disbanded as a result, with two Battalions of the division joining the rebels. These rogue elements were destroyed in combat in 2767[1][2]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 48th Jump Infantry Division

Tactics

Unknown.

Composition History

As an SLDF jump infantry division the Forty-Eighth would have been composed of two brigades of jump troops and a brigade of 'Mechs; the Forty-Eighth would also have had two Ground Aero Wings to protect and carry the infantry.[3]

References

  1. The Star League, p. 155
  2. First Succession War, p. 34, "Those Left Behind"
  3. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography