Difference between revisions of "72nd Infantry Division"
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| − | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned | + | In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[St. Andre]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 253, "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command Map"</ref>, 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/> |
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| + | ==Officers== | ||
| + | The commanding officer in 2764 is [[Major General]] [[Raoul LeHarbin|Raoul "Cajun" LeHarbin]].<ref name=FM:SLDFp81>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 81, "72nd Infantry Division"</ref> | ||
==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, 0072nd]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands|Infantry Division, 0072nd]] | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 30 November 2012
Overview
The Seventy-second Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.
History
In 2764, the unit was stationed on St. Andre[1], 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.[2]. The 72nd survived the Periphery Uprising and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]
Officers
The commanding officer in 2764 is Major General Raoul "Cajun" LeHarbin.[3]
Composition
As an SLDF Infantry division the 72nd would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[4]