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The '''Iron Champions''' are a [[Space Marine Chapter]] of [[Imperial Fists]] descent.{{Fn|3}}

==History==
The Iron Champions are a [[Successor Chapter]] to the [[Executioners]] of an unknown founding.{{Fn|3}} 

===Notable Battles===
*'''610.[[M36]]''': [[Dark Marches Crusade]]{{Fn|4}}
*'''998.[[M41]]''': [[Third War for Armageddon]] - The chapter committed 7 [[Space Marine Company|companies]] to the defense of [[Armageddon]].{{Fn|1}} During the war, the chapter launched a massive [[drop-pod]] assault to support the [[Celestial Lions]] and were it not for the two chapters, [[Hive Volcanus]] would have remained in [[Ork]] hands.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|6}}

==Related Articles==
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition)]], pg. 32
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 249 (UK)]], pgs. 30-33 - ''The Emperor's Shield: Chapters of the Armageddon War'' 
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two]], pg. 84
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus]], pg. 18
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition]], pg. 8
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20021027181619/http://www.armageddon3.com/English/News/sub-volcanus.asp Third War for Armageddon website: Hive Volcanus Warzone News] ''(archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 27th December 2020)''
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters]], pg. 58

[[Category:Imperial Fists Successor Chapters]]
[[Category:Later Foundings]]

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