Evacuation of Destus

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Evacuation of Destus
Part of the Milky Way Conflict
Evacofdestus.jpg
Concordium Valkyries hold off Oderran forces with support from a Concordium Army Behemoth.
DateDecember 19, 3251 – January 1, 3252
(1 week and 6 days)
Location
Destus, Alpha-Sinclair System
Result
  • Successful evacuation of most civilians and military forces from Destus.
  • Destus is reclaimed by the Oderrans.
Combatants
File:Flag of the Interstellar Federation.png Terran Concordium File:Confederation of Planets.png Oderran Confederation
Commanders and leaders
File:Flag of the Interstellar Federation.png High Captain Rosa Kucher
Colonel Richard Kinnd
File:Confederation of Planets.png Commodore Nathan Gints
Units involved

Naval units Perseus Fleet

  • Battlegroup Essex

Ground units

  • 1st Marine Corps
    • 11th Marine Division
    • 7th Shock Division
  • Valkyrie Division "Star Dragons"

Naval units 5th Confederate Fleet

    • 99th Attack Flotilla
    • 12th Strike Flotilla

Ground Units

  • 10th Infantry Corps
  • 7th Armoured Corps
  • 2nd Strike Corps
Strength

File:Flag of the Interstellar Federation.png Concordium 25 starships
1.2 million total personnel

  • 668,000 combat personnel
  • 150 Valkyries

~1.1-1.9 million civilians

  • ~ 55,000-87,000 armed militia

File:Confederation of Planets.png Confederate 522 starships
5.1 million total personnel

  • 3,9 million combat personnel

66,000 vehicles

  • 20,000 armoured fighting vehicles
  • 40,000 artillery pieces
  • 6,000 space craft and aircraft
Casualties and losses

12,000 killed or wounded ~ 5000 captured ~ 21 Valkyries killed ~ 55 Valkyries wounded Material
2 starships destroyed 5 starships damaged
~ 2,000 vehicles destroyed

~ 10,000 vehicles lost or captured

9.7 million injured or killed Material
11 starships destroyed

>5000 vehicles destroyed
Estimates of civilian casualties are between 11,000 - 19,000

The Evacuation of Destus, code named Operation Fastrise was a large evacuation of Concordium military personnel and civilians from the planet of Destus after a surprise assault on the planet by the Oderran Confederacy during Operation Broomhandle had left no hope of repulsing the attack.