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==Number of Legionaries==
Pressed with questions about pre-heresy organization - although declaring there is not any real information about it - [[Andy Chambers]] answered that "Space Marines started out in Legions of approximately 10,000 strong (or more, depending on the specific legion), which were broken down into Chapter-sized Great Companies rather like the [[Space Wolves]] (who are renowned for not adopting the [[Codex Astartes]] alterations made by [[Roboute Guilliman|Guilliman]] post-heresy and who thus follow pre-heresy organization more closely"<sup>15</sup>.
The Legions were massive armies, and the size of each could vary tremendously. A precise number was never truly achieved and maintained. Even during the Great Crusade, some Legions were very numerous, while others were not. The numbers would always vary with new recruits and inevitable battle-losses, and also important was the availability of potential recruits and the administrative skills of the Primarch and his officers.
*[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)|''Codex: Space Marines'' (4th Edition)]]
*[[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)|''Codex: Dark Angels'' (4th Edition)]]
*[[Descent of Angels (Novel)|''Descent of Angels'']] , p. 235, 303*<sup>1</sup>: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)|''Codex: Black Templars'' (4th Edition)]] , p. 20*<sup>2</sup>: [[Soul Drinker (Novel)|''Soul Drinker'']] and [[The Bleeding Chalice (Novel)|''The Bleeding Chalice'']] by [[Ben Counter]].*<sup>3</sup>: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)|''Warriors of Ultramar'']] by [[Graham McNeill]].*<sup>4</sup>: [[Codex: Ultramarines|''Codex: Ultramarines'' (2nd Edition)]] by [[Rick Priestley]], p. 7, "''Of Legions numbered II and XI nothing is recorded, but it seems likely these also fought for Horus at least during the beginning of the Heresy.''"*<sup>5</sup>: [[WD273|White Dwarf 273]], p. 33 (GW Mailbox)
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