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The '''1st Kronus Regiment''', nicknamed the '''"Liberators"''', was an [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]. It was founded on [[Kronus]] sometime during the [[41st Millennium]], created on the spot from ground forces under the command of [[General]] [[Lukas Alexander]], who had been sent to capture or kill [[Farseer]] [[Taldeer]].{{Cite thisFn|1}}

==Regimental History & Battle Honours=={{Spoiler|source=Dawn of War: Dark Crusade}}

When After the scale of defeat on [[Lorn V]] the [[Segmentum Command]] sent the war on Kronus became apparent[[Cadian 412th]], under the leadership of their new commander; General Lukas Alexander was named , to hunt down the [[Eldar]] [[Governor MilitantFarseer]] of Kronus by [[Segmentum CommandTaldeer]]for her actions against them. They managed to track Taldeer to the planet of Kronus, and mobilized in pursuit. The 1st Kronus Regiment 412th made landfall on and secured the remains of the old Imperial city of '''Ironworks Bay''', which was made the new planetary capital by Alexander and renamed '''Victory Bay''' in anticipation of his great victory on Kronus. An ancient [[Hellstorm Cannon]], part of the [[Horus Heresy]]-era [[Imperator Titan]] ''[[Aquila Ignis]]'', was found there by [[Magos]] [[Explorator]] [[Gaius]]{{Fn|1a}} and other [[Techpriest]]s accompanying the Regiment.{{Cite this}} Additionally, it was discovered that the Tau had taken over control of the planet, the Necrons were awakening from the sands of the planet's desert, a massive Ork WAAAGH had invaded, and the [[Word Bearers]] [[Chaos Marines]] had also landed to claim the planet for the [[Ruinous Powers]].

===Confrontation with This prompted Segmentum Command to name General Alexander the Blood Ravens===planet's [[BrotherGovernor-Captain]] [[Davian ThuleMilitant]]and reform the 412th forces on the planet into the 1st Kronus Regiment. "Ironworks Bay" was renamed "Victory Bay" and made the new planetary capital by Governor-Militant Alexander, commander in anticipation of his great victory on Kronus. The Liberator's first mission was to defeat the [[xenos Unfortunately, The Liberator's mission soon put them at direct odds with a Blood Ravens]] task force that arrived on Kronussoon after the Liberators, demanded that trying to uncover mysteries about the regiment would leave chapter's past. The Blood Ravens were then ordered to purge the planetin order to ensure their findings remain secret. Alexander howeverThey warned the Liberators to leave, under but the unit was determined to follow through with their orders from his superiorsand protect their new homeworld, refused. Both forces would meet again in a bloody struggle for even if that included fighting the control of the planetBlood Ravens.{{Fn|1}}

They were eventually wiped out by the ===Defeat===The [[Blood Ravens in ]] [[Space Marines]]' managed to push the battle at Liberators back and staged assault on Victory Bay.During the fighting Governor-Militant Alexander was killed and his palace was leveled to the ground. The 1st Kronus Regiment's 5th Company deserted after the death of their [[Commissar]]: [[Anton Gebbet]], and fought along side the Blood Ravens against their former comrades. During the last stage of the fighting, when all was deemed lost, the 2nd Company commander: [[Captain]] [[Gregor Vash]] ordered a [[Tech-priest]] to overload the core of the [[Hellstorm Cannon]] while the [[Guardsmen]] made their last stand. The ancient weapon exploded, killing everyone within its blast radius.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}

==Build-up of After the regiment==Due to fighting was over, the high possibility of facing Blood Raven's [[EldarBrother-Captain]] forces, it appears that the force Alexander brought with him was far larger than a normal [[Imperial GuardDavian Thule]] Regiment (also considering that it's losses were well over 2000 men) and incorporated both armor, infantry, [[OgrynChaplain]] [[Mikelus]] auxiliaries, went on to praised the Liberators for following orders to the end. They then arranged for the transport of the surviving Guardsmen off-world and back to [[KasrkinSegmentum Command]] commandoswith testimonials that they had done their regiment proud. Techpriests travelled with However, they executed the soldiers of the army as payment 5th Company for having betrayed their regiment even though they helped the ability to study the Hellstorm cannon near Victory BayBlood Ravens achieve victory.{{Cite thisFn|1}}

* '''2nd company''': Mechanized company, led by [[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]] Gregor Vash. He created hunter squads which successfully exterminated the [[Orks]] on the '''Green Coast'''. This company also contained Ogryns.{{Cite this}} * '''3rd company''': Nicknamed the ‘Daemon Killers’, they fought in the '''Deimos Peninsula''' against the [[Chaos Space Marines|Chaos forces]] of the [[Word Bearers]]Unknown composition. The company was created with men drawn from the [[Cadian Shock Troopers|Cadian 15th Regiment]].{{Cite this}} * '''4th company''': Fought the [[Necrons]] in the '''Thur’Abis Plateau'''. 2nd and 5th platoons were wiped out during the fighting in the catacombsUnknown composition.{{Cite this}} * '''5th company''': Defended Victory Bay. They rebelled during the assault on Victory Bay after Infantry Company, bolstered with [[Ogryn]] [[Commissarabhuman]] Gebbet and his Ogryn Enforcers were killedAuxiliaries.{{Cite this}}

*Governor-Militant [[Lukas Alexander]], commander of the regiment.{{Cite this}} *[[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]] [[Gregor Vash]], commander of 2nd company. He was promoted to colonel and commanded the 1st Kronus Regiment after the Regiment's victory on Kronus.{{Cite this}} *Regimental [[Commissar]] [[Anton Gebbet]].{{Cite this}} *'''Father [[Martel]]''', Lukas Alexander's personal [[confessor]].{{Cite this}}

== Canon Differences Conflict ==

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000:Dawn of War - Dark Crusade]]- Real time strategy game by Relic Entertainment.