615th Legion

"I'm Groundhog, and this is Rumble, we were sent by Commander Thorner of the 615th, and.. we're here to assist in any way we can, sir."

- CT-6543 'Groundhog' to 'Dodge' during The Battle of (TBA).

The 615th Legion was a Legion of clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic, and were apart of the 21st Pathfinder Corps during the Clone Wars. They were led by Jedi General Pharos Gerne and Commander CC-7878. Throughout the War, they earnt the nickname 'The Thorn on the CIS side'.

Summary
The 615th Legion as a Military Division fought across numerous battlefronts throughout most of the Clone Wars, however found much of their action in the Outer Rim Territories, acting as a Siege Battalion. Due to being apart of the 21st Pathfinder Corps they often operated as Reconnaissance and Ground Recovery, deployed to assist other military divisions through reinforcement maneuvers or rescue operations. Because of this they often found themselves working with other distinguished Military Divisions such as the 327th Star Corps the 4th Sector Army and 56th Battalion.

They were a primary Legion within the 21st Pathfinder Corps, alongside the 30th Battalion and 81st Legion.

History
The 615th Legion was a Military Division of infantry Clone Troopers—human clones grown from the genetic source material of Jango Fett—that served the Galactic Republic in its final years. Serving as both a Reconnaissance, Ground Recovery and Reinforcement battalion of Jedi General Pharos Gerne. The 615th's first recorded service was during the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY. Following the Republic's victory on Geonosis, the 615th was deployed to various battlefronts across the galaxy as part of the newly-formed Grand Army of the Republic. Since then, the Legion has served in numerous campaigns along the Galactic Front, finding most of their action in the Outer-Rim alongside numerous other Military Divisions.

The Legion's intended Commander was Jedi Master Kyr-Typh, alongside his once-Padawan Pharos Gerne, who had only recently become a Master himself by the time of the Clone Wars. During the Battle of Ryloth, Kyr-Typh was sadly killed whilst assisting fellow Jedi Master Ima-Gun Di's initial Battlegroup alongside the Outer Rim Garrison and 11th Assault Platoon, and as such; command of the Legion fell to General Pharos, and his late Padawan Rileus Zol.