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===Founding===
[[File:Tanith 1st Regimental Symbol.png|right|thumb|Tanith 1st regimental symbol{{Fn|20b}}]]
In '''765.[[M41]]'''{{Fn|Note 1}}, during the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]], the planet [[Tanith]] was called on to raise [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiments]] for the [[Astra Militarum]] for the first time in its history. Originally, the people of Tanith were tasked to contribute [[Tanith Regiments|three regiments]] for the [[Imperial Guard]]: the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of Tanith - totalling 6,000 men and a small number of vehicles and artillery pieces, to be commanded by [[Colonel-Commissar]] [[Ibram Gaunt]].{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|2b}}
