Marshal (Imperial Guard)

This article is about the Imperial Guard rank; for the Black Templars rank, see Marshal (Black Templars).

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Marshal is a high rank within the Imperial Guard and Marshals are members of the General Staff^[1]. The rank also existed in the Imperial Army.^[3] Variations of the rank include Field Marshal^[4], Grand Marshal^[9] and War-Marshal.^[10]

Hierarchy

In the command hierarchy of the Imperial Guard the rank of Marshal is listed as being below that of General and above that of Lieutenant General:^[1]

• Warmaster
• Lord General
• General
• Marshal
• Lieutenant General
• Major General
• Colonel
• etc.

Notable Marshals

• Shai Arrian - Cadian Marshal^[5]
• Edric Croe - Marshal and commanding officer of the Vervunhive militia on Verghast, during the Siege of Vervunhive^[6]
• Greigor - Vostokh 7th, traitor^[7]
• Edoraki Hakon - Marshal in the Imperial Army^[3]
• Amim Kargori - Marshal of the Siege of Vraks^[2]
• Karis Venner - Krieg Marshal, Commander of the 17th Line Korps^[8]
• Janred Remko Hynflaager^[4]
• Durov - Vostroyan Grand Marshal^[9]
• Prochorus Hadad - War-Marshal^[10]

Sources

• 1: The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer, pg. 31
• 2: Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pgs. 15-36
• 3: Vengeful Spirit (Novel), Dramatis Personae
• 4: Warhammer Community: White Dwarf: Welcome to Flashpoint! (Posted on 08/10/2020) (Last accessed on 8 October 2020)
• 5: Cadia Stands (Novel) part 4 chapter 1
• 6: Necropolis (Novel) Chapter 3
• 7: Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition) pgs. 32–33
• 8: Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus pg.50
• 9: Warhammer 40,000: Escalation pg.8
• 10: White Dwarf 458, pg. 36 - The Woe of Choice (Short Story)