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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 | + | 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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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of 59th Infantry Division''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of 59th Infantry Division''' | ||
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− | | [[Major General]]||[[Dionisie Benes]]||[[2764]]<ref name=FM:SLDFp61>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 61 | + | | [[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 | + | 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]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' |
− | *''[[The Star League]]'' | + | * ''[[The Star League]]'' |
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[[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
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 | |
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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]