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The rank of '''Colonel''' is the highest battlefield rank of the [[Imperial Guard]]. A Colonel  commands an [[Regiment]] of the Imperial Guard. It can be equated with the in-game rank of [[Heroic Senior Officer]].
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A '''Colonel''' is typically the commanding officer of an [[Imperial Guard]] [[regiment]]. Imperial Guard Colonels are entirely responsible for the troops and equipment under their command. Colonels may be assigned to command additional troops or responsibilities depending on the threat-level present in the combat theatre.  This position is also known as '''Lieutenant-Colonel'''.{{Cite This}}
  
==Famous Colonels==
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Whilst the rank of Colonel has several alternate names, a particularly unusual rank with the equivalent military responsibility is that of [[Colonel-Commissar]].  As far as is known, this dual military/political rank has only been held by one man, [[Ibram Gaunt]]{{Fn|1}}.
*[[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]]
 
*Colonel [[Straken|'Iron Hand' Straken]]
 
*Colonel [[Schaeffer]]
 
*Colonel [[Regina Kasteen]]
 
  
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[[Image:ColBrom.jpg|thumb|right|Colonel [[Carus Brom]] from [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]{{Fn|4}}]]
  
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==Notable Colonels==
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*{{Main|List of Colonels}}
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*[[Schaeffer]] - Commander of the [[13th Penal Legion]]{{Fn|2}}
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*[[Colm Corbec]] - Regimental officer of the [[Tanith First and Only]]{{Fn|1}}
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*[[Regina Kasteen]] - C.O. of the [[Valhallan 597th]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[["Iron Hand" Straken]] - C.O. of the [[Catachan 2nd]]{{Fn|5}}
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*[["Death" Strike]] - C.O of the [[Catachan 183rd]]
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*[[Carus Brom]] - Commander of the [[Tartarus|Tartaran]] regiments{{Fn|4}}.
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*[[Jurten]] - Commander of the [[Death Korps of Krieg]] 83rd Regiment.
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*[[Octavius Rabelaq]] - Commander of the 10th [[Logres Regiment]]
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*[[Johanna van Meer]] - Commander of the 13th [[Elysian Drop Troops]] [[Regiment]]
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*[[Vandegrahst]] - Commander of the [[Elysian]] 46th Airborne Regiment
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*[['Steel Eye' Black]]
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*[[Stranski]]{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Kleist]]
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*[[Starkzahn]]
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*[[Gasto]]
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*[[Al'Ter-Ay]] - [[Tallarn Desert Raider]]s
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*[[Vargrif]] - [[Mordian Iron Guard]]
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*[[Harun Rukanah]]
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*[[Tu'Sakh Khan]] - [[Attilan Rough Riders]]
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*[[Lansted]] - [[Cadian Shock Troopers]]
  
[[Category:Imperial Guard and PDFs]]
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==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[13th Legion (Novel)]] - [[The Last Chancers (Omnibus)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]]: Chapter Two, pg. 65
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[For the Emperor (Novel)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]], Chapter One
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 60
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy]], pg. 213
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[[Category:Titles and Ranks]]

Revision as of 02:38, 20 January 2018

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Imperial Guard Hierarchy

A Colonel is typically the commanding officer of an Imperial Guard regiment. Imperial Guard Colonels are entirely responsible for the troops and equipment under their command. Colonels may be assigned to command additional troops or responsibilities depending on the threat-level present in the combat theatre. This position is also known as Lieutenant-Colonel.[Needs Citation]

Whilst the rank of Colonel has several alternate names, a particularly unusual rank with the equivalent military responsibility is that of Colonel-Commissar. As far as is known, this dual military/political rank has only been held by one man, Ibram Gaunt[1].

Notable Colonels

Sources