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{{cite}}{{GalaxyPortal}} The planet of '''Isstvan V was the site of the near demise of ''' is widely known for the infamous '''[[Iron HandsDrop Site Massacre]], [[Salamanders]] and [[Raven Guard]] loyalist [[Space Marine]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legions]] following a trap set by [[Horus]]. The plan essentially consisted of opposing the loyalist marines with the openly [[Traitor Legion|traitorous legions]] the [[Sons of Horus]], [[World Eaters]], [[Death Guard]] and [[Emperor's Children]]; followed by having the [[Night Lords]], [[Iron Warriors]], [[Word Bearers]] and [[Alpha Legion]], who were believed to be loyal but were actually pledged to Horus, stab the loyalists in the back. It resulted in the almost complete annihilation of the three loyalist legions, with only a few battle brothers escaping alive, and left the Imperium severely weakened in the face of Horus' onslaught'.
{{Planets
|Map=Galaxy map ultimasegmentum.jpg
|Planetary Image=Unknown.jpg
|Name=Isstvan V
|Segmentum=[[Ultima Segmentum]]<sup>{{Fn|4</sup>}}
|Sector=Unknown
|Subsector=Unknown
}}
==History==Isstvan V was the site of the near demise of the [[Iron Hands]], [[Salamanders]] and [[Raven Guard]] loyalist [[Space Marine]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legions]] following a trap set by [[Horus]]. The planet plan essentially consisted of opposing the loyalist marines with the openly [[Traitor Legion|traitorous legions]] the [[Sons of Horus]], [[World Eaters]], [[Death Guard]] and [[Emperor'''Isstvan V''' is widely known for s Children]]; followed by having the infamous '''[[Drop Site MassacreNight Lords]], [[Iron Warriors]], [[Word Bearers]] and [[Alpha Legion]], who were believed to be loyal but were actually pledged to Horus, stab the loyalists in the back. It resulted in the almost complete annihilation of the three loyalist legions, with only a few battle brothers escaping alive, and left the Imperium severely weakened in the face of Horus'''onslaught.
At the start of the [[Horus Heresy]], Warmaster [[Horus]] apparently only had three other Primarchs and their respective Legions at his side. Under his command were his own [[Sons of Horus]], joined by [[Angron]] and his [[World Eaters]], [[Fulgrim]] with his [[Emperor's Children]], and [[Mortarion]] and the [[Death Guard]]. After ridding himself of all suspected Loyalist members inside the three Legions at [[Isstvan III]], he choose ''Isstvan V'' as his command post and prepared a deadly trap for his former brothers and their Legions.
==Contradictions==
The system/planet's name is alternatively spelled '''Istvaan'''<sup>{{Fn|3</sup>}}.
An older version of this battle reports that initially the Emperor was quite reluctant to crush the revolt, as the reasons of the Warmaster were unknown. Fulgrim initially tried to reason and negotiate with the Warmaster only to be seduced by the powers of [[Slaanesh]]<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}.
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}} [[Renegades]], page 61, by Andy Chambers, Jervis Johnson & Rick Priestley*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}: [[Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness]], {{Cite This}}*<sup>{{Endn|3</sup>}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], ppg. 5*<sup>{{Endn|4</sup>}}: [[Fallen Angels (novel)]] by [[Mike Lee]], {{Cite This}}
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