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30th Infantry Division

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30th Infantry Division
Disbanded 2779
Nickname Solidarity in the Trenches
Affiliation Star League
Parent Command XIX Corps

Overview

The Thirtieth Infantry Division was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XIX Corps, Eighth Army, to District 1 of the Free Worlds League Military Region and then transferred to District 3 by 2765, to take part in the Periphery Uprising.[1] The Thirtieth was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Officers

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the 282nd Mechanized Infantry Division
Lieutenant General Vonda Heffington 2764[2]

Tactics

The Division had a well-deserved reputation for refusing to retreat while in defending prepared positions, even in the face of high casualties.[2]

Composition History

As an SLDF Infantry division the Thirtieth would have been formed from two Brigades of Grunt infantry and a brigade of light BattleMech regiments.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 141, "Eighth"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 111
  3. ↑ The Star League, p. 133

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