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'''XXIII Corps''' was one of the seventy-two corps that made up the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Prior to the collapse of the [[Star League]], XXIII Corps was a large corps consisting of six [[divisions]] and two independent [[regiments]].<ref name="SLp148">''The Star League'', p. 148</ref><ref name=fmsldf182>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 182</ref>
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'''XXIII Corps''' (or the Twenty-Third Corps) was one of the seventy-two Corps that made up the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Prior to the collapse of the [[Star League]] XXIII Corps was a large corps, consisting of six [[division|divisions]] and 2 independent [[regiment|regiments]].<ref name="SLp148">''The Star League'', p. 148</ref><ref name=fmsldf182>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 182</ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In [[2764]] XXIII Corps was part of the [[15th Army (Star League)|15th Army]], assigned to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]]. Assigned to garrison the border between the Combine and the [[Federated Suns]], an area that was full of tensions, the XXIII Corps would rotate its forces through the region on a regular basis. This rotation of units allowed the XXIII Corps to supplement the patrols of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], which was the only unit assigned to the border from [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]]. XXIII Corps was headquartered on [[Capra]].<ref name=fmsldf182/>
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In [[2764]], XXIII Corps was part of the [[15th Army (Star League)|Fifteenth Army]], assigned to District 2 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]]. Assigned to garrison the border between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Suns]], an area that was full of tensions, the XXIII Corps would rotate its forces through the region on a regular basis. This rotation of units allowed the XXIII Corps to supplement the patrols of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], which was the only unit assigned to the border from [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]]. XXIII Corps was headquartered on [[Capra]].<ref name=fmsldf182/>
  
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Despite the frequent action along the border, the XXIII Corps commander ([[Major General]] Tamara Polaski) would frequently accompany the 84th Light Horse Regiment to visit the various garrison locations of the Divisions under her command. When they arrived, the 84th and the host division would engage in wargames. General Polaski then spent a month with the host division's staff reviewing the exercise's results. This insured that each division was both up to strength, tactically sound, and familiar with what their Corps commander expected them to do in case of emergency.<ref name=fmsldf182/>
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Despite the frequent action along the border, XXIII Corps commander [[Major General]] Tamara Polaski would frequently accompany the [[Eighty-fourth Light Horse Regiment]] to visit the various garrison locations of the divisions under her command. When they arrived, the Eighty-fourth and the host division would engage in wargames. General Polaski then spent a month with the host division's staff reviewing the exercise's results. This insured that each division was both up to strength, tactically sound, and familiar with what their Corps commander expected them to do in case of emergency.<ref name=fmsldf182/>
  
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XXIII Corps (like all units of the 15th Army) couldn't draw on many local Combine military manufacturers. The XXIII Corps had an advantage however, in that it was garrisoning the area contested during [[Operation SMOTHER]]. This allowed the Corps to use the SLDF resupply facilities installed to support that operation. The largest of these facilities was on [[Benet III]], and the XXIII Corps took possession of 'Mechs and armor produced on [[Marduk]], [[Hun Ho]], and [[Luthien]].<ref name=fmsldf182/>
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XXIII Corps, like all units of the Fifteenth Army, couldn't draw on many local Combine military manufacturers. The XXIII Corps had an advantage however, in that it was garrisoning the area contested during [[Operation SMOTHER]]. This allowed the Corps to use the SLDF resupply facilities installed to support that operation. The largest of these facilities was on [[Benet III]], and the XXIII Corps took possession of 'Mechs and armor produced on [[Marduk]], [[Hun Ho]], and [[Luthien]].<ref name=fmsldf182/>
  
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When the simmering violence and rebellion building in the [[Periphery]] erupted with the [[New Vandenberg Uprising]] and subsequent Periphery-wide uprising in [[2765]] XXIII Corps was deployed into into the [[Periphery Military Region]] along with the rest of the 15th Army.<ref name="SLp148"/>
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===Periphery Uprising===
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When the simmering violence and rebellion building in the [[Periphery]] erupted in [[2765]], XXIII Corps was deployed to the [[Outworlds Alliance]] along with the rest of the Fifteenth Army.<ref name="SLp148"/><ref name=H:LoT1p97>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 97: "Troops Involved in the Outworlds Campaign"</ref> XXIII Corps took significant losses in the [[Periphery Uprising]]; not only were the [[106th Mechanized Infantry Division]] and [[199th BattleMech Division]] lost in combat, but the [[284th BattleMech Division]] took such heavy losses that it was disbanded in [[2766]], with elements of the division having joined the Periphery rebels.
  
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XXIII Corps took significant losses in the Periphery Uprising; not only were the 106<sup>th</sup> Mechanized Infantry Division lost in combat along with the Kursk Division, but the Caph Division took such heavy losses that it was disbanded in [[2766]], with elements of the division having joined the Periphery rebels. The [[Hegemony Campaign]] claimed more of XXIII Corps, with the Turkistan Hunters and the 29<sup>th</sup> Infantry Division lost in combat along with the independent 189<sup>th</sup> Light Horse Regiment. The 63<sup>rd</sup> Mechanized Infantry Division also took heavy losses in the campaign; by [[2784]] the division had been disbanded, with elements of the division joining the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="SLp148"/>
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===Amaris Civil War===
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The [[Hegemony Campaign]] claimed more of XXIII Corps, with the [[Seventy-third Mechanized Infantry Division]] and the [[Twenty-ninth Infantry Division]] lost in combat along with the independent [[189th Light Horse Regiment]]. The [[Sixty-third Mechanized Infantry Division]] also took heavy losses in the campaign; by [[2784]], the division had been disbanded, with elements of the division joining the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="SLp148"/>
  
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When [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led the bulk of the [[Star League Defense Force|SLDF]] on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]] the majority of XXIII Corps chose to follow him; the exception to this was the 84<sup>th</sup> Light Horse Regiment, who signed on with the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="SLp148"/>
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When [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led the bulk of the SLDF on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]] in [[2784]], the majority of XXIII Corps chose to follow him. The exception to this was the Eighty-fourth Light Horse Regiment, which signed on with the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="SLp148"/>
  
 
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:* [[199th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=fmsldf183>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 183</ref>
 
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:* [[132nd Royal Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=fmsldf183/>
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
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[[Category:Star League Defense Force Corps|Corps, 0023rd]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Corps|Corps, 0023rd]]

Latest revision as of 04:06, 16 June 2023

XXIII Corps.jpg
XXIII Corps
Affiliation SLDF
Parent Command Fifteenth Army

XXIII Corps was one of the seventy-two corps that made up the Star League Defense Force. Prior to the collapse of the Star League, XXIII Corps was a large corps consisting of six divisions and two independent regiments.[1][2]

History[edit]

In 2764, XXIII Corps was part of the Fifteenth Army, assigned to District 2 of the Draconis Combine Military Region. Assigned to garrison the border between the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns, an area that was full of tensions, the XXIII Corps would rotate its forces through the region on a regular basis. This rotation of units allowed the XXIII Corps to supplement the patrols of the XXXIII Corps, which was the only unit assigned to the border from Third Army. XXIII Corps was headquartered on Capra.[2]

Despite the frequent action along the border, XXIII Corps commander Major General Tamara Polaski would frequently accompany the Eighty-fourth Light Horse Regiment to visit the various garrison locations of the divisions under her command. When they arrived, the Eighty-fourth and the host division would engage in wargames. General Polaski then spent a month with the host division's staff reviewing the exercise's results. This insured that each division was both up to strength, tactically sound, and familiar with what their Corps commander expected them to do in case of emergency.[2]

XXIII Corps, like all units of the Fifteenth Army, couldn't draw on many local Combine military manufacturers. The XXIII Corps had an advantage however, in that it was garrisoning the area contested during Operation SMOTHER. This allowed the Corps to use the SLDF resupply facilities installed to support that operation. The largest of these facilities was on Benet III, and the XXIII Corps took possession of 'Mechs and armor produced on Marduk, Hun Ho, and Luthien.[2]

Periphery Uprising[edit]

When the simmering violence and rebellion building in the Periphery erupted in 2765, XXIII Corps was deployed to the Outworlds Alliance along with the rest of the Fifteenth Army.[1][3] XXIII Corps took significant losses in the Periphery Uprising; not only were the 106th Mechanized Infantry Division and 199th BattleMech Division lost in combat, but the 284th BattleMech Division took such heavy losses that it was disbanded in 2766, with elements of the division having joined the Periphery rebels.

Amaris Civil War[edit]

The Hegemony Campaign claimed more of XXIII Corps, with the Seventy-third Mechanized Infantry Division and the Twenty-ninth Infantry Division lost in combat along with the independent 189th Light Horse Regiment. The Sixty-third Mechanized Infantry Division also took heavy losses in the campaign; by 2784, the division had been disbanded, with elements of the division joining the Free Worlds League and Lyran Commonwealth.[1]

When General Aleksandr Kerensky led the bulk of the SLDF on the Exodus in 2784, the majority of XXIII Corps chose to follow him. The exception to this was the Eighty-fourth Light Horse Regiment, which signed on with the Capellan Confederation.[1]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the XXIII Corps (Star League)
Major General Tamara Polaski 2764[2]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

2765[edit]

Divisions
Independent Regiments

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Star League, p. 148
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 182
  3. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 97: "Troops Involved in the Outworlds Campaign"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 183

Bibliography[edit]

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