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| − | | Designation = | + | | Designation = Sixty-first Infantry Division |
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| Disbanded = | | Disbanded = | ||
| Previous Designation = | | Previous Designation = | ||
| − | | Nickname = The Michigan Sixty-first<ref name=FM:SLDFp141>Field Manual SLDF, | + | | Nickname = The Michigan Sixty-first<ref name=FM:SLDFp141>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 141</ref> |
| Affiliation = SLDF | | Affiliation = SLDF | ||
| Parent Command = [[XXVII Corps (Star League)|XXVII Corps]] | | Parent Command = [[XXVII Corps (Star League)|XXVII Corps]] | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The '''Sixty-first Infantry Division''' or the '''Michigan | + | The '''Sixty-first Infantry Division''' or the '''Michigan Sixty-first''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.<ref name="SLp144">''The Star League'', p. 144</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Sixty-first formed a part of [[XXVII Corps (Star League)|XXVII Corps]], [[ | + | The Sixty-first formed a part of [[XXVII Corps (Star League)|XXVII Corps]], [[Eleventh Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]], and in [[2764]] was stationed in District 1 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region]]. Following the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery uprising the Sixty-first was moved to District 2 of the [[Lyran Commonwealth Military Region|LCMR]] in [[2765]] to backfill for units deployed into the [[periphery]].<ref name="SLp144"/> |
| − | The Sixty-first spearheaded the assault on the continent of McKenna during the landings on [[New Earth]] in [[2766]]. Within days of the initial assault the Division came under widespread WMD attack from Republican forces. <ref name=lot2p53>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 53</ref> | + | The Sixty-first spearheaded the assault on the continent of McKenna during the landings on [[New Earth]] in [[2766]]. Within days of the initial assault the Division came under widespread WMD attack from Republican forces.<ref name=lot2p53>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 53</ref> |
The Sixty-first took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] and the [[division]] was disbanded by [[2780]]. One sub-unit of the Sixty-first, the [[346th Heavy Tank Regiment]], survived the fighting and went on to join the [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="SLp144"/> | The Sixty-first took heavy losses during the [[Hegemony Campaign]] and the [[division]] was disbanded by [[2780]]. One sub-unit of the Sixty-first, the [[346th Heavy Tank Regiment]], survived the fighting and went on to join the [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="SLp144"/> | ||
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| − | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the | + | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Sixty-first Infantry Division''' |
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| [[Major General]]||[[Agnes Lafleur]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp141/> | | [[Major General]]||[[Agnes Lafleur]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp141/> | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 7 April 2023
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| Sixty-first Infantry Division | |
| Formed | unknown |
| Nickname | The Michigan Sixty-first[1] |
| Affiliation | SLDF |
| Parent Command | XXVII Corps |
Contents
Overview
The Sixty-first Infantry Division or the Michigan Sixty-first was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[2]
History
The Sixty-first formed a part of XXVII Corps, Eleventh Army, and in 2764 was stationed in District 1 of the Lyran Commonwealth Military Region. Following the New Vandenberg Uprising and subsequent Periphery uprising the Sixty-first was moved to District 2 of the LCMR in 2765 to backfill for units deployed into the periphery.[2]
The Sixty-first spearheaded the assault on the continent of McKenna during the landings on New Earth in 2766. Within days of the initial assault the Division came under widespread WMD attack from Republican forces.[3]
The Sixty-first took heavy losses during the Hegemony Campaign and the division was disbanded by 2780. One sub-unit of the Sixty-first, the 346th Heavy Tank Regiment, survived the fighting and went on to join the Free Worlds League[2]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Sixty-first Infantry Division | |||
| Major General | Agnes Lafleur | 2764[1] | |
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
As an SLDF infantry division the Sixty-first would have been formed from one brigade of light BattleMech regiments and two brigades of grunt infantry.[4]