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| Designation    = 61st Infantry Division
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| Designation    = Sixty-first Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Michigan 61st
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| Nickname      = The Michigan Sixty-first<ref name=FM:SLDFp141>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 141</ref>
| Affiliation    = SLDF
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The '''Sixty-first Infantry Division''' or the '''Michigan 61st''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.<ref name="SLp144">''The Star League'', p. 144</ref>
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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]], [[11th 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"/>
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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>
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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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As an [[SLDF]] infantry [[division]] the Sixty-first would have been formed from one [[brigade]] of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and two brigades of grunt infantry.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
 
As an [[SLDF]] infantry [[division]] the Sixty-first would have been formed from one [[brigade]] of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment|regiments]] and two brigades of grunt infantry.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
===Knonw sub-commands of the Division===
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===Known sub-commands of the Division===
 
* [[346th Heavy Tank Regiment]]
 
* [[346th Heavy Tank Regiment]]
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
  
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0061st]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0061st]]

Latest revision as of 20:57, 25 July 2023

Sixty-first Infantry Division
Nickname The Michigan Sixty-first[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XXVII Corps

Overview[edit]

The Sixty-first Infantry Division or the Michigan Sixty-first was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.[2]

History[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Sixty-first Infantry Division
Major General Agnes Lafleur 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

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]

Known sub-commands of the Division[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 141
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Star League, p. 144
  3. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 53
  4. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]