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The '''Iron Champions''' are a [[Space Marine Chapter]] of [[Imperial Fists]] descent.{{Fn|3}}
==History==
===Notable Battles===
*'''610.[[Dark Marches CrusadeM36]] - 610.''': [[M36Dark Marches Crusade]]{{Fn|4}}*'''998.[[M41]]''': [[Third War for Armageddon]].{{Fn|1}} - The chapter committed 7 [[Space Marine Company|companies ]] to the defense of [[Armageddon]]. {{Fn|1}} During the war, the chapter launched a massive [[drop-pod]] assault to support the [[Celestial Lions]] and were it not for the two chapters, [[Hive Volcanus]] would have remained in [[Ork]] hands.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|26}}
==Related Articles==
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Armageddon(3rd Edition)]], pg. 32
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 249 (UK)]], pgs. 30-33 - ''The Emperor's Shield: Chapters of the Armageddon War''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two]], pg. 84
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Twelve- The Fall of Orpheus]], pg. 18
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition]], pg. 8
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20021027181619/http://www.armageddon3.com/English/News/sub-volcanus.asp Third War for Armageddon website: Hive Volcanus Warzone News] ''(archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 27th December 2020)''
[[Category:Armageddon Wars]]
