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| image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | | image = [[Image:Star League Logo.png]] | ||
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| parent formation = [[XIII Corps (Star League)|XIII Corps]] | | parent formation = [[XIII Corps (Star League)|XIII Corps]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIII Corps (Star League)|XIII Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]], | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XIII Corps (Star League)|XIII Corps]], [[10th Army (Star League)|Tenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]].<ref name=SL143/> It was stationed along with XIII Corps HQ on [[Cirebon]],the Sixty-third Royal Infantry Division was considered the best-staffed and best-equipped division of its corps.<ref name=FM:SLDF129>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 129</ref> |
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| + | Later it was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL143>''The Star League'', p. 143, "Tenth"</ref> The Sixty-third was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL143/> | ||
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| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | Major General Shasta Brandenburg was in command in 2764.<ref name=FM:SLDF129/> | ||
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| + | ==Tactics== | ||
| + | They were adept at forming effective defensive embankments.<ref name=FM:SLDF129/> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
*''[[The Star League]]'' | *''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0063rd Royal]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0063rd Royal]] | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 12 August 2017
Overview
The Sixty-third Royal 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 XIII Corps, Tenth Army, to District 3 of the Free Worlds League Military Region.[1] It was stationed along with XIII Corps HQ on Cirebon,the Sixty-third Royal Infantry Division was considered the best-staffed and best-equipped division of its corps.[2]
Later it was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[1] The Sixty-third was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[1]
Officers
Major General Shasta Brandenburg was in command in 2764.[2]
Tactics
They were adept at forming effective defensive embankments.[2]
Composition
As an SLDF Infantry division the Sixty-third would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]