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− | | | + | | Designation = Eighth Infantry Division |
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− | | | + | | Nickname = The Sideways Division<ref name=FM:SLDFp187>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 187</ref> |
+ | | Affiliation = [[Star League]] | ||
+ | | Parent Command = [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]] | ||
+ | | Sub-Command = | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]], [[ | + | In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XL Corps (Star League)|XL Corps]], [[Fifteenth Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]].<ref name=SL148>''The Star League'', p. 148: "Fifteenth"</ref> The Eighth was destroyed during the [[Periphery Uprising]] in [[2765]].<ref name=SL148/> |
− | ==Composition== | + | ==Officers== |
− | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the | + | {| class="wikitable" |
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+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command | ||
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+ | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Eighth Infantry Division''' | ||
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+ | | [[Major General]]||[[Mahmoud Esmaieili]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp187/> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Tactics== | ||
+ | Unknown. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Composition History== | ||
+ | As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the Eighth 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== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[The Star League]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0008th]] | [[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0008th]] |
Latest revision as of 09:21, 8 March 2024
Eighth Infantry Division | |
Nickname | The Sideways Division[1] |
Affiliation | Star League |
Parent Command | XL Corps |
Contents
Overview[edit]
The Eighth 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 XL Corps, Fifteenth Army, to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery.[2] The Eighth was destroyed during the Periphery Uprising in 2765.[2]
Officers[edit]
Rank | Name | Command | |
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Commanding Officers of the Eighth Infantry Division | |||
Major General | Mahmoud Esmaieili | 2764[1] |
Tactics[edit]
Unknown.
Composition History[edit]
As an SLDF Infantry division the Eighth would have been formed from two Brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]