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General
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General is a high rank within the Imperial Guard.[1]
Overview
Generals are high-ranking officers who are also members of the General Staff[1]. General is one of the most prestigious ranks within the Imperial Guard and those bear the title are usually highly decorated and experienced commanders who have been on countless campaigns throughout their career. However other Generals are sometimes arrogant individuals who have been promoted due to the pedigree of their homeworld. These officers are often placed in charge of newly founded Regiments tithed to a Crusade.[42]
Historically, General was also a rank in the Imperial Army.[8]
Hierarchy
In the command hierarchy of the Imperial Guard the rank of General is listed as being below that of Lord General and above that of Marshal:[1]
The level of General within the Imperial Guard command hierarchy is as follows from highest to lowest:[1]
- Warmaster
- Lord General
- General
- Marshal
- Lieutenant General
- Major General
- Colonel
- etc.
Known and notable Generals
- Akkir - Commander during the Chaemos Rebellion[12]
- Arrian - Commander during the Macharian Crusade[4]
- Dilen Belfry - Commander of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade[13]
- Isaia Bendikt - Cadian Shock Troopers[14]
- Finneax Cam[15]
- Andreas Carnhide - Commander during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade[16]
- Borgen Crassus - Commander during the Macharian Crusade[17]
- Cyrus of Larrentine - Commander during the Macharian Crusade[4]
- Maelon Dhrost[18]
- Luthor Dvorgin - Mordian Iron Guard[41]
- Jater Elbeth - Commander in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade][19]
- Flowerdew[20]
- Maastren Gnoxx - Commander of the 8th Vusillian Praetors[7]
- Grask - Cadian[21]
- Coron Grizmund - Commander of the Narmenian Armoured during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade[22]
- Maximus Octavian Grüber III - Cadian Shock Troopers[23]
- Alberich Harster - Cadian Shock Troopers[24]
- Justus - Cadian[25]
- Rutgher Kaine, traitor General[9]
- Kazanlak - Was infected by the endoparasitical Xeno and started a rebellion, that was later suppressed.[26]
- Kaze - General in the Imperial Army during the Horus Heresy[8]
- Juna Keene[27]
- Kurov - Considered one of the most gifted officers in Imperial history.[28]
- Holst Lithonan - Imperial Army General during the Great Crusade[11]
- Lynch[29]
- Lysander - Commander during the Macharian Crusade[4]
- Milus Montague[30]
- Myndoras Odon - Cadian General[31]
- Maltius Othram - Noted to serve in the Achilus Crusade under Lord Commander Ebongrave.[32]
- Hasso Ras-Aziz - Commander of the Imperial forces during the Akhar Basin Massacre[6a]
- Sejanus - aide to Lord Solar Macharius[33]
- Stahl[34]
- Steinhold - Cadian General[35]
- Sturnn - Commander of the Cadian 412th during the Lorn V campaign.[2]
- Kaspar Sylar[36]
- Tarka - Commander during the Macharian Crusade[4]
- Travis[37]
- Vogor Vlastan - Vostroyan Firstborn[10]
- Vindictis - General that made a request for the vehicles that was named later in his name - Vindicator[6b]
- Vishron[38]
- Wendall Gauge[39]
- Yorin - Cadian 44th[40]
Sources
- 1: The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer, pg. 31
- 2: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
- 3: Dawn of War: Winter Assault
- 4: White Dwarf 240 (UK), pgs. 32-33
- 5: Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pgs. 15-36
- 6: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy
- 7: White Dwarf July 2019, pg. 45 - Indomitus Crusade Fleets
- 8: The Solar War (Novel), Chapter 7
- 9: Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, pg. 223
- 10: Rebel Winter (Novel), Chapter 10
- 11: Vengeful Spirit (Novel), Chapter 1
- 12: White Dwarf 286 (UK) pg. 27
- 13: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book) pgs. 24–25
- 14: Cadia Stands (Novel) Part 3 chapter 10
- 15: Warhammer 40,000: Relic - Nemesis — Mutated Guardsmen Threat Card
- 16: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book) pgs. 24–25
- 17: Fist of Demetrius (Novel) by William King, Chapter 13
- 18: Shield of Baal: Leviathan — Champions of Asphodex
- 19: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Background Book), Phase Two, pg. 28
- 20: The Battle of Tyrok Fields (Short Story)
- 21: Last Step Backwards (Short Story)
- 22: The Fall of Malvolion (Short Story)
- 23: Cadia Stands (Novel) Part 3 Chapter 12
- 24: Watchers of the Throne: The Emperor's Legion (Novel) — Tieron, Chapter 2
- 25: Cadia Stands (Novel), Part 3: Chapter 3
- 26: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition, pg.18
- 27: Honourbound (Novel), The Bale Stars Crusade - Dramatis Personae
- 28: Helsreach (Novel) - Armageddon (Anthology), Chapter I
- 29: Cadia Stands (Novel), Part 1: Chapter 2
- 30: Predator, Prey (Novel), Chapter 1
- 31: Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara, pg. 76
- 32: Deathwatch: Rising Tempest, pgs. 10-11
- 33: Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition) pg.31-32
- 34: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pgs. 387-390
- 35: Cadia Stands (Novel), Part 2: Chapter 2
- 36: Honourbound (Novel), The Bale Stars Crusade - Dramatis Personae
- 37: Last Step Backwards (Short Story)
- 38: ibidem
- 39: Savage Scars (Novel), Chapter 2, pg. 35
- 40: Crusade (Novella), Chapter 4
- 41: The Gate of Bones (Novel) Dramatis Personae
- 42: Necropolis (Novel) - Chapters 3-4
