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The '''Sixty Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Sixty Jump 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 [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]], [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]], to District 3 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[LXXI Corps (Star League)|LXXI Corps]], [[7th Army (Star League)|Seventh Army]], to District 3 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL154>''The Star League'', p. 154, "Seventh"</ref>. The 60th survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL154/> |
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+ | As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 60th would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiment]]s and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 11:43, 22 October 2012
Overview
The Sixty Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the LXXI Corps, Seventh Army, to District 3 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1]. The 60th survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the 60th would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[2]