Difference between revisions of "72nd Infantry Division"
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The '''Seventy-second Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | The '''Seventy-second Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], to the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] and transferred to District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL153>''The Star League'', p. 153, "Fifth Army"</ref>. The 72nd survived the | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XXIV Corps (Star League)|XXIV Corps]], [[5th Army (Star League)|Fifth Army]], to the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] and transferred to District 2 of the [[Capellan Confederation Military Region]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL153>''The Star League'', p. 153, "Fifth Army"</ref>. The 72nd survived the [[Periphery Uprising]] and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL153/> |
| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 71st would have been formed from two [[Brigade|brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 21 October 2012
Overview
The Seventy-second Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XXIV Corps, Fifth Army, to the Capellan Confederation Military Region and transferred to District 2 of the Capellan Confederation Military Region by 2765.[1]. The 72nd survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[1]
Composition
As an SLDF Infantry division the 71st would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[2]