Catachan 2nd Jungle Fighters Regiment

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The Catachan 2nd, nicknamed the"Green Vipers", is a celebrated regiment of the Catachan Jungle Fighters of the Imperial Guard. Its current commanding officer is Colonel "Iron Hand" Straken.^[1a][1b][4]

The Catachan 2nd is made up of many specialized veteran squads, known as Catachan Devil Squads, equivalent to the elite Stormtroopers of the Militarum Tempestus that are called in to aid other regiments.^[2]

Important Battles and Events

• The Dulma'lin Cleansing^[1a]
• The Battle of Moden's Ridge^[2]

Notable Members

• Colonel Straken - Commanding Officer^[1b]
• Gunnery Sergeant "Stonetooth" Harker^[1c]
• Nork Deddog (assigned to bodyguard Colonel Greiss, Straken's predecessor)^[1d][2]
• Sly Marbo - The "One Man Army"^[3]

See also

• List of Imperial Guard regiments

Sources

• 1: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)
  • 1a: pg. 23
  • 1b: pg. 60
  • 1c: pg. 62
  • 1d: pg. 67
• 2: Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition), pg. 22
• 3: Straken (Novel)
• 4: Codex: Astra Militarum (8th Edition) Colonel Straken Bio