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| − | | | + | | Designation = Sixty-eighth Jump Infantry Division |
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| − | | | + | | Nickname = Drop Dead Legs<ref name=FM:SLDFp191>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 191</ref> |
| + | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] | ||
| + | | Parent Command = [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine 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=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149 | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine 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=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149: "Sixteenth"</ref> The Sixty-eighth was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL149/> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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| + | | [[Major General]]||[[Devin LeRoss]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp191/> | ||
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==Composition History== | ==Composition History== | ||
| − | As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the | + | As an [[SLDF]] [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]] the Sixty-eighth 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== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[The Star League]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
| − | + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | |
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0068th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Jump Infantry Division|Jump Infantry Division, 0068th]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 31 July 2023
| Sixty-eighth Jump Infantry Division | |
| Nickname | Drop Dead Legs[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Parent Command | XI Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The Sixty-eighth Jump Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History[edit]
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XI Corps, Sixteenth Army, to District 3 of the Draconis Combine 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.[2] The Sixty-eighth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]
Officers[edit]
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the Sixty-eighth Jump Infantry Division | |||
| Major General | Devin LeRoss | 2764[1] | |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Jump Infantry division the Sixty-eighth would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[3]