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===[[First War for Armageddon]]===
During the first war, the hive didn't feel any particular damage, as it is located in [[Armageddon Secundus]], which was behind the line of defending [[Space Wolves]] and [[Imperial Guard]]. Although the forces of [[Chaos]] were about to begin a march on [[Hive Infernus]] and Helsreach, the [[Grey Knights]] teleported directly into combat with [[Angron]], banishing his soul for one hundred years.{{cite thisCite Marker End}}
===[[Second War for Armageddon]]===
It is said that just before the [[Second War for Armageddon]] began, the earliest warnings of the coming [[Ork]] invasion were at the Statue of the Emperor in Hive Helsreach, when it is said that it wept bloody tears. When the attack came, two Ork tribes struck off for [[Hades Hive]] and one to Hive Helsreach. The population were heartened by the defense of Hades Hive and put up massive resistance. Orks were ambushed at every turn and the citizenry used improvised weaponry to arm themselves.{{Cite this}} The supertankers that had arrived in the port were converted to transport non-combatants away, although they were forced to take more and more citizens when it was clear that there was insufficient space on the tankers for everyone in the Hive.{{Fn|5a}}
Once the last ship had sailed, each member of the new Hive Defense swore an oath to sell their lives as dearly as possibly. Suicide bombers would leap into the fray and destroy an entire patrol for the loss of one life. Those who worked in the harbour welded themselves into their cranes and attacked [[Gargant]]s for as long as they could. Eventually even the Orks began to wonder whether it was worth continuing the attack as so many Orks had died already. The defenders of Hades Hive took solace and comfort from the unwavering defense of Hive Helsreach.{{Fn|5a}}
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<div align="center"><font color="#00FF00"><b>'''Orks </b>'''</font></div>
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==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Helsreach (Novel)]], ''additional picture-map to novel''
*2: [[Helsreach (Novel)]] — [[Armageddon (Anthology)]]: