The 224th Armored Division established a temporary headquarters called Camp Forward inside the disputed wilderness zone. Troopers, forward!" ―Staz to his troops shortly before being killed in an explosion Ĭorporal Han Solo encountered the smuggler Tobias Beckett during the Mimban Campaign, initiating the young Corellian's life of crime.Īround 10 BBY, the 224th Imperial Armored Division, consisting of both Imperial Army Swamp troopers and wet-weather gear stormtroopers, was deployed to Mimban. The Imperials encountered resistance from their former Mimbanese allies as they attempted to occupy Mimban. Under the orders of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Moff Bin Essada of the Circarpous sector sought to procure the abundant natural resources that existed on the swampy world. Andor himself, however, would claim he saw active combat. He was immediately deployed to Mimban and participated in six months of fighting, although technically he was only the unit's cook. Andor was conscripted into the armed forces during his time in prison. The Empire's activity on Mimban had started conflict by the time Cassian Jeron Andor was sixteen years old. Following the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, the Empire sought to exploit Mimban for its mineral resources in order to fuel the Imperial war machine despite the ecological devastation its mining caused, like that of the Confederacy before it. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic's 224th Division, known as the mud-jumpers, fought alongside the Mimbanese, promising the species freedom once the Separatists were defeated. The indigenous Mimbanese Liberation Army resisted the Separatist forces with aid from the Galactic Republic. Mimban was targeted by various galactic powers due to its mineral resourcesĭuring the Clone Wars, Mimban was invaded by the Confederacy military. The Confederacy's mining devastated the world's environment. The planet was rich in hyperbaride minerals, making it the target of energy mining interests and various governments including the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Galactic Republic, and the Galactic Empire. The planet Mimban was a backwater Expansion Region that was home to several species including the Mimbanese. " It's their planet we're the hostiles." ―Han Solo, to Lieutenant Bolandin
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