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==Overview==
 
 
The '''Fifty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Fifty-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 [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref> The Fifty-seventh was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]], to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth"</ref> The Fifty-seventh was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The Mechanised 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.
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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==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
 
  
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0057th]]
 
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0057th]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0057th]]

Latest revision as of 01:21, 10 February 2024

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Fifty-seventh Mechanized Infantry Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XI Corps

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

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1] The Fifty-seventh was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 57th Mechanized Infantry Division

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 was comprised of two brigades of mechanized infantry and a single BattleMech brigade. Also attached, was a Ground Aero Wing.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 149: "Sixteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]