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==Overview==
 
 
The '''Fifty-ninth Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Fifty-ninth Infantry Division''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Barlow's End]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref>, assigned as a part of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]], to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151, "Third"</ref> The 59th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL151/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was stationed on [[Barlow's End]],<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref> assigned as a part of the [[XXXIII Corps (Star League)|XXXIII Corps]], [[3rd Army (Star League)|Third Army]] to District 2 of the [[Federated Suns Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL151>''The Star League'', p. 151: "Third"</ref> The Fifty-ninth was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL151/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| [[Major General]]||[[Dionisie Benes]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp61>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 61: "59th Infantry Division"</ref>
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
As an [[SLDF]] [[Infantry]] [[division]] the 59th 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>
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As an SLDF [[infantry]] [[division]], the Fifty-ninth would have been formed from two [[brigades]] of grunt infantry and a brigade of light [[BattleMech]] [[regiments]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0059th]]
 
[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Infantry Division|Infantry Division, 0059th]]

Latest revision as of 10:48, 5 May 2024

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Fifty-ninth Infantry Division
Nickname The Vancouver Division
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XXXIII Corps

The Fifty-ninth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History[edit]

In 2764, the unit was stationed on Barlow's End,[1] assigned as a part of the XXXIII Corps, Third Army to District 2 of the Federated Suns Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery by 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[2] The Fifty-ninth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[2]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of 59th Infantry Division
Major General Dionisie Benes 2764[3]

Tactics[edit]

Unknown.

Composition History[edit]

As an SLDF infantry division, the Fifty-ninth would have been formed from two brigades of grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[4]

References[edit]

  1. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 151: "Third"
  3. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 61: "59th Infantry Division"
  4. The Star League, p. 133

Bibliography[edit]