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The '''Sixty-first Royal Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. | The '''Sixty-first Royal Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. It was one of the [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|SLDF's Royal units]], which consisted of troops from the [[Terran Hegemony]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]] the unit was assigned as a part of the [[LXIV Corps (Star League)|LXIV Corps]], [[18th Army (Star League)|Eighteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the SLDF response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156, "Eighteenth"</ref> | + | In [[2764]] the unit was assigned as a part of the [[LXIV Corps (Star League)|LXIV Corps]], [[18th Army (Star League)|Eighteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the SLDF response to the [[New Vandenberg Uprising|Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL156>''The Star League'', p. 156, "Eighteenth"</ref> The 61st survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL156/> |
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| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the 61st 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 11:45, 22 October 2012
Overview
The Sixty-first Royal Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army. It was one of the SLDF's Royal units, which consisted of troops from the Terran Hegemony.
History
In 2764 the unit was assigned as a part of the LXIV Corps, Eighteenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery to take part in the SLDF response to the Periphery Uprising by 2765.[1] The 61st 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 61st would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[2]