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[[File:Strab.jpg|thumb|right|Herman von Strab{{Fn|3}}]]
'''Herman von Strab''' was the [[Planetary Governor|Overlord]] of Armageddon during the [[Second War for Armageddon]], during which conflict he became notorious for his disastrously inept leadership.
[[Princeps|Princeps Prime]] [[Kurtiz Mannheim]] of the [[Iron Skulls (Titan Legion)|Iron Skulls Titan Legion]], who would eventually perish as a result of von Strab's orders, described the Overlord as ''"the greatest waste of flesh and bone born in the last five hundred years."''
==History==
===Rise to Power===
Herman was the fourth son of his father, Overlord [[Luthor von Strab]], and rose to power the same way all others had done before him, through assassination of the other claimants to the throne - in Herman's case, his three elder brothers. He was not himself targeted by his brothers, who considered him too stupid, weak or unsophisticated to take him seriously as a rival - to their cost.
'''Anton''', the eldest brother, was killed by a bomb planted by Herman at a banquet, which also claimed the lives of 322 guests. The second, '''Otto''', was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The third, '''Vilhelm''', was found in his room, his body riddled with bolter shells. Herman himself was found on the scene with a smoking bolter in his hand, but brazenly proclaimed Vilhelm's death to be a suicide. The authorities investigating Vilhelm's death were too afraid to confront Herman, for he was next in line for the throne. When his father died, from a suspicious combination of grief and spidervenom poisoning, Herman assumed total power over an entire planet.
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Annihilation Squad (Novel)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]]{{Cite this}}*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)]]{{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battle for Armageddon (Game)|Battle for Armageddon Rulebook]], pg. 21
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