De Stael

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De Stael (also known by a nickname 'the Clerk') was a Lord Marshal of the Imperial Guard. During the Taros Campaign, he served as the commander of all Imperial Guard forces on Taros and acted as Lord Commander Otto Ivan Gustavus' de facto second-in-command and in fact making most of the operational planning. De Stael was known as a quiet man with a keen strategic mind despite his small stature.^[1a] During the Taros Campaign De Stael was relieved of command arrested on the orders of Commissar-General Mordred Van Horcic following the failure of Operation Comet.^[1x]

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• 1: Imperial Armour Volume Three
  • 1a: pg. 40
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