Kubrik Chenkov
From Lexicanum
Commander Kubrik Chenkov is a Commander of the Valhallan Ice Warriors, specifically the Valhallan 18th "Tundra Wolves" regiment.
Kubrik Chenkov is a stubborn man who refuses to admit defeat or acknowledge surrender. Like all Valhallans, Chenkov is dour and obstinate, but few of his comrades are as ruthless or as merciless. He leads the Tundra Wolves from the very front, eschewing the safety of a command bunker to keep a stern eye over his men and to inspire his own brand of motivation. Any of his men that dare to retreat are likely to find the guns of their allies turned against them, such is Chenkov's opinion of cowards. It is even rumoured that he has killed more of his own men than he has the enemy with his characteristic bolt pistol.
Chenkov does not employ subtle tactics to win wars, knowing full well that he has tens of thousands of men under his command and will willingly throw them into any conflict as with enough manpower any foe can be overcome. One common tactic is, once an enemy leader has been found, to pen them in with his own men, bring his artillery into position and level the entire area. He has also been known to march men over minefields to clear them ready for Leman Russ Battle Tanks.
His men doggedly follow his orders, knowing to disobey means certain death. So high is the attrition rate in the Tundra Wolves that they have been refounded more then a dozen times in recent decades. Each time Chenkov and the few remaining survivors of the regiment journey to lead the new unfortunates.
Though simple, Chenkov's tactics are undoubtedly effective. Chenkov ended the year-long Siege of Kotrax by storming an enemy citadel without any siege or artillery support. The action cost ten million Guardsmen their lives but Chenkov was awarded the Merit of the High Lords for his achievements in liberating Kotrax in such a short span of time.1
