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− | | | + | | Designation = 59th Infantry Division |
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− | | | + | | Nickname = The Vancouver Division |
+ | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] | ||
+ | | Parent Command = [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned | + | In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Barlow's End]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]], to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151, "Third"</ref> The 59th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL151/> |
− | ==Composition== | + | ==Officers== |
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+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
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+ | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of 59th Infantry Division''' | ||
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+ | | [[Major General]]||[[Dionisie Benes]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp61>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 61, "59th Infantry Division"</ref> | ||
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+ | |} | ||
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+ | ==Tactics== | ||
+ | Unknown. | ||
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+ | ==Composition History== | ||
As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 59th 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> | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 59th 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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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
− | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0059th]] | + | |
+ | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0059th]] |
Latest revision as of 10:59, 29 April 2023
59th Infantry Division | |
Nickname | The Vancouver Division |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | XXXIII Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The Fifty-ninth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was stationed on Barlow's End[1], assigned as a part of the XXXIII Corps, Third Army, to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery by 2765, as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2] The 59th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of 59th Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Dionisie Benes | 2764[3] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Infantry division the 59th would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[4]