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| Designation = 66th Mechanized Infantry Division
| formed = unknown
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation =
| Nickname = n/a
| Affiliation = SLDF
| Parent Command = [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]]
| Sub-Command =
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==Overview==
The '''Sixty-sixth Mechanized 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 [[XI Corps (Star League)|XI Corps]], [[16th Army (Star League)|Sixteenth Army]], to District 3 of the [[Draconis Combine Military Region]] but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] to take part in the [[Periphery Uprising]] by [[2765]].<ref name=SL149>''The Star League'', p. 149, "Sixteenth"</ref> In [[2783]] the [[Draconis Combine]] successfully recruited a [[regiment]] of personnel from the Sixty-sixth, drawing them together to form the [[26th Dieron Regulars|Twenty-sixth Dieron Regulars]].<ref name="FSWp32">''First Succession War'', p. 32, "Those Left Behind"</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 66th Mechanized Infantry Division'''
|-
|}

==Tactics==
The Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Star League were used offensively to exploit gaps in the enemy front created by the BattleMech Divisions. They also bore the brunt of defensive actions.

==Composition History==
The Division comprised two Brigades of Mechanized Infantry and a single BattleMech Brigade. Also attached was a Ground Aero Wing.<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''

[[Category:Star League Defense Force Commands - Mechanized Infantry Division|Mechanized Infantry Division, 0066th]]

66th Mechanized Infantry Division - Revision history

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