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Garland Hallestrøm | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Star League |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Major General |
Major General Garland Hallestrøm was the commander of the Star League Defense Force's LXV Corps from 2764.[1]
History[edit]
A graduate of the War Academy of Mars, Hallestrøm took command of LXV Corps shortly early in 2764, replacing General Nguyen Huong upon his promotion to lead 7th Army.[2] A man chipped out of stone, who treated his role with the utmost seriousness, even after 6 months as head of LXV Corps Hallestrøm had become unpopular with his troops.
To counter act this unpopularity, Hallestrøm appointed a command staff who was more favorable to him, with key members being his Ic (staff intelligence officer) Lieutenant General Jelka Ðurić, and his IIa (logistics officer) Lieutenant General Yancey Huddleston.
Applying a no nonsense approach to pacifying the unrest in the part of the Taurian Concordat assigned to his Corps, Hallestrøm believed anything less than preparing for a new Reunification War was to invite disaster. While his harsh methods potentially contributed to Taurian hatred of the Star League, his superiors considered a more lax approach would have only have resulted in more deaths.[1]