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After the Imperial Guard's defeat on [[Lorn V]], the [[Departmento Munitorium]] formed [[Task Force Retribution]]. This task force was created from troops of regiments across the Imperium and placed under the leadership of [[General]] [[Lukas Alexander]]. [[Segmentum Command]] ordered the task force to hunt down the [[Eldar]] [[Farseer]] [[Taldeer]] for her actions on Lorn V. They managed to track Taldeer to the planet of Kronus, and mobilized in pursuit. The task force made landfall and secured the remains of the old Imperial city of '''Ironworks Bay'''. An ancient [[Hellstorm Cannon]], part of the [[Horus Heresy]]-era [[Imperator Titan]] ''[[Aquila Ignis]]'', was found there by [[Magos]] [[Explorator]] [[Gaius (Magos)|Gaius]]{{Fn|1k}} and other [[Techpriest]]s accompanying the Regiment. 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]]. {{Fn|1a}}

They managed to track Taldeer to the planet of Kronus, and mobilized in pursuit. The task force made landfall and secured the remains of the old Imperial city of '''Ironworks Bay'''. An ancient [[Hellstorm Cannon]], part of the [[Horus Heresy]]-era [[Imperator Titan]] ''[[Aquila Ignis]]'', was found there by [[Magos]] [[Explorator]] [[Gaius (Magos)|Gaius]]{{Fn|1k}} and other [[Techpriest]]s accompanying the Regiment. Additionally, it was discovered that the [[T'au]] had taken over control of the planet, the [[Necron]]s were awakening from the sands of the planet's desert, a massive [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!|WAAAGH]] had invaded, and the [[Word Bearers]] [[Chaos Marines]] had also landed to claim the planet for the [[Ruinous Powers]].{{Fn|1a}} This prompted Segmentum Command to name General Alexander the planet's [[Governor-Militant]] and reform the members of Task Force Retribution on the planet into the 1st Kronus Regiment and named them the "Liberators" as their mission was to liberate the planet and its people from their xenos oppressors. "Ironworks Bay" was renamed "Victory Bay" and made the new planetary capital by Governor-Militant Alexander, 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 Kronus soon after the Liberators, trying to uncover mysteries about the chapter's past. The Blood Ravens were then ordered to purge the planet in order to ensure their findings remain secret. They warned the Liberators to leave, but the unit was determined to follow through with their orders and protect their new homeworld, even if that included fighting the Blood Ravens. {{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}

The [[Blood Ravens]] [[Space Marines]]' managed to push the Liberators back and staged assault on Victory Bay. During the fighting Governor-Militant Alexander was killed and his palace was leveled levelled to the ground. The 1st Kronus Regiment's 5th Company deserted after the death of their [[Commissar]]: , [[Anton Gebbet]], and fought along side alongside the Blood Ravens against their former comrades. During the last stage of the fighting, when all was deemed lost, the 2nd Company commander: , [[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]] [[Gregor Vash]]{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1g}} , 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|1c}}

After the fighting was over, the Blood Raven's Ravens [[Brother-Captain]] [[Davian Thule]] and [[Chaplain]] [[Mikelus]] 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 [[Segmentum Command]] with testimonials that they had done their regiment proud. However, they executed the soldiers of the 5th Company for having betrayed their regiment even though they helped the Blood Ravens achieve victory.{{Fn|1f}}

* '''2nd company''': Mechanized company, bolstered with [[Ogryn]] troops. Led by [[Captain (Imperial Guard)|Captain]] [[Gregor Vash]].{{Fn|1f}}

* '''4th company''': Unknown composition. Had atleast at least 5 platoons.{{Fn|1i}}

The 1st Kronus Regiment does not follow the standard enlistment of Cadian regiments. They do not use standard Command Squads, instead using command squads composed of commissars[[commissar]]s, [[Ministorum Priests Priest]]s and [[Sanctioned PsykersPsyker]]s, but no Guardsmen.{{Cite this}}

The regiment has access to armored armoured vehicles, tanks, and artillery. These inludeinclude: [[Sentinel]]s, [[Chimera]]s, [[Hellhound]]s, [[Basilisk]]s, [[Leman RussBattle Tank|Leman Russes]]es, and [[Baneblade]]s.{{Cite this}}

The regiment also has access to a fleet of [[Valkyrie]] gunships and troop transports.{{Cite this}}

* Commissar [[Valiance]]{{Fn|1l}}

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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade]]

**{{Endn|1c}}: Cutscene : Blood Ravens - Imperial Guard Defeat