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It seems von Strab was an even worse military commander than he was a planetary commander. The poorly ordered forces he had at his disposal were quickly overrun and destroyed, and he adopted the tactic of small piecemeal attacks, which were quickly outflanked and destroyed. It was soon obvious that von Strab had underestimated the threat and cunning of the Orks.
One of the greatest failures for von Strab (and the worst blow to Armageddon) was the destruction of the [[Iron Skulls (Titan Legion)|Iron Skulls Titan Legion]] commanded by [[Princeps|Princeps Prime]] [[Kurtiz Mannheim]]. Von Strab ordered the [[Titan Legion]] to battle the Orks unsupported and they were soon eradicated by the overwhelming gargant Gargant forces. Earlier, when von Strab had relocated to [[Hive Tartarus]], Mannheim urged von Strab to prepare for invasion of [[Armageddon Secundus]], but he was ignored, proclaiming that the Orks would never breach the equatorial jungles. Two days later the Orks appeared in Armageddon Secudus, pouring from the jungles. Mannheim died when his titanTitan's reactor went critical, but not before he walked it to the centre of the Ork force and wiped out a huge swath of the greenskins.
Von Strab had one last secret weapon, a stock of deadly [[virus bombs]] from when the planet was first colonised. When he tried to launch them, most failed due to their age, many missed their targets, some refused to lift off, and the potent virus had weakened with the passing of time. It rent giant holes in the Ork forces, but nothing close to what was needed. Von Strab retired to his bunker to sulk and he was not seen for a long time.
Then, when the Space Marines arrived and turned back the Ork hordes, Commander [[Dante]] of the [[Blood Angels]] took command, much to the annoyance of von Strab. He was then put under armed guard and house arrest, but escaped in a stolen land speeder[[Land Speeder]]. This was found later, badly damaged, but his body was never found. This was the last to be seen of von Strab in the Second War.
==Third War for Armageddon==
