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12th Austra Auxilia

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The 12th Austra Auxilia was an Imperial Army Regiment, which took part in the Horus Heresy's Siege of Terra.[1]

History

It was composed of twelve hundred Troopers, who wore bowl helmets and the Regiment among the Imperium's forces that defended the Inner Palace near the end of the Siege. The 12th would among the many Imperials who were unable to enter the Imperial Palace's Eternity Gate, before it closed and were left to face the unending hordes of Warmaster Horus. The Regiment defended a trench as this occurred, but every shadow there began whispering and sniggering at the Troopers. This eventually wore down the 12th and they decided to charge blindly into the battlefield, in order to escape the torment. While they knew they were going to their certain doom, every Trooper of the Regiment felt that was more preferable, than continuing to deal with the trench's talking and laughing shadows.[1]

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