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| Designation    = Eighty-sixth Jump Infantry Division
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| Nickname      = The Banishers<ref name=FM:SLDFp109>Field Manual SLDF, 109</ref>
 
| Nickname      = The Banishers<ref name=FM:SLDFp109>Field Manual SLDF, 109</ref>
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| Affiliation    = [[Star League]]
 
| Parent Command = [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]]
 
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The '''Eighty-sixth Jump Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
==Overview==
 
The '''Eighty-Sixth Jump 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 [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]] to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141, "Eighth"</ref> While stationed on [[Stewart]] in 2765 the Eighty-sixth found itself at odds with the [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]], one of the regiments of the [[Stewart Dragoons]]; the Home Guard had two [[battalion]]s assigned to defending the [[Corean Enterprises]] factories, despite the presence of the Eighty-sixth.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp18">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 18, "Stewart Dragoons"</ref> The Eighty-sixth survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL141/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned as a part of the [[VII Corps (Star League)|VII Corps]], [[8th Army (Star League)|Eighth Army]] to District 1 of the [[Free Worlds League Military Region]] and then transferred to District 2 by [[2765]].<ref name=SL141>''The Star League'', p. 141: "Eighth"</ref> While stationed on [[Stewart]] in 2765, the Eighty-sixth found itself at odds with the [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]], one of the regiments of the [[Stewart Dragoons]]; the Home Guard had two [[battalion]]s assigned to defending the [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno|Corean Enterprises]] factories, despite the presence of the Eighty-sixth.<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp18">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 18: "Stewart Dragoons"</ref> The Eighty-sixth survived the war and the [[Hegemony Campaign]], and followed General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]].<ref name=SL141/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
As an SLDF [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]], the Eighty-sixth 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>
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As an SLDF [[Jump Infantry]] [[division]], the Eighty-sixth would have been formed from two [[brigades]] of Jump Troops, one brigade of [[BattleMech|'Mech]] [[regiments]] and two Ground Aero [[Wing (Military Unit)|Wings]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:46, 10 April 2024

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Eighty-sixth Jump Infantry Division
Nickname The Banishers[1]
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command VII Corps

The Eighty-sixth 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 VII Corps, Eighth Army to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and then transferred to District 2 by 2765.[2] While stationed on Stewart in 2765, the Eighty-sixth found itself at odds with the Home Guard, one of the regiments of the Stewart Dragoons; the Home Guard had two battalions assigned to defending the Corean Enterprises factories, despite the presence of the Eighty-sixth.[3] The Eighty-sixth survived the war and the Hegemony Campaign, and followed General Aleksandr Kerensky on the Exodus in 2784.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 86th Jump Infantry Division
Major General Dana Welcome 2764[1]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF Jump Infantry division, the Eighty-sixth would have been formed from two brigades of Jump Troops, one brigade of 'Mech regiments and two Ground Aero Wings.[4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Manual SLDF, 109
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 141: "Eighth"
  3. Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 18: "Stewart Dragoons"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

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