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The 53rd was the only division of Sixteenth Corps to survive the [[Amaris Civil War]], and would follow General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL150/>
 
The 53rd was the only division of Sixteenth Corps to survive the [[Amaris Civil War]], and would follow General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL150/>
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==Composition==
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As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 53rd would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
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The Fifty-third Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

The 53rd Infantry Division was a part of XVI Corps, Second Army, which in 2764 was assigned to District 1 of the Federated Suns Military Region. In 2765 the 53rd was transferred to District 3 of the FSMR as part of the redeployment effort to fight the New Vandenberg Uprising.[1]

The 53rd was the only division of Sixteenth Corps to survive the Amaris Civil War, and would follow General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]

Composition

As an SLDF Infantry division the 53rd would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 150, "Second Army"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

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